. . . "Apply SDS tools to define, analyse and assess alternatives"@en . . "Apply SDS tools to define, analyse and assess alternatives"@en . . . "Evaluate the use of GIS, EO and SDS tools in EA"@en . . "Evaluate the use of GIS, EO and SDS tools in EA"@en . . . "Explain the basic principles, procedures and steps in EIA & SEA and their integration in the planning process."@en . . "Explain the basic principles, procedures and steps in EIA & SEA and their integration in the planning process."@en . . . "Carry out an EA project dealing with a typical application within the field of SEA & EIA for spatial planning"@en . . "Carry out an EA project dealing with a typical application within the field of SEA & EIA for spatial planning"@en . . . "Incorporate hazard, vulnerability and risk in EA for (spatial) planning"@en . . "Incorporate hazard, vulnerability and risk in EA for (spatial) planning"@en . . . "Analyze the potential application of GIS and advanced EO tools in the environmental assessment process"@en . . "Analyze the potential application of GIS and advanced EO tools in the environmental assessment process"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Master’s Programme Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (M-GEO) is a two-year academic curriculum at MSc level, taught fully in English, dedicated to understanding the earth’s systems from a geographic and spatial perspective. The field of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation has, in recent years, witnessed fast scientific and technological developments. As a result, geographic information has become a vital asset to society and part of our daily life. The ubiquitous production and availability of spatial data require cloud computing and new technology to turn the increasing volume of ‘big data’ to good use. The growing range of global challenges, from climate change and resource depletion to environmental pollution and pandemic diseases, that our society and in particular the more vulnerable populations on our planet are facing, increases the demand for academic professionals who have the ability, attitudes and skills to design solutions that are sustainable, transdisciplinary and innovative with positive societal impacts. Our education focuses on addressing these global problems by means of advanced geo-information and earth observation applications."@en . "Master’s Programme Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (M-GEO)"@en . . "Master’s Programme Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (M-GEO)"@en . . . . "eCognition"@en . . . "ILWIS"@en . . . "Pix4D"@en . . . "QGIS"@en . . . "Course"@en . "201900045" . "NRS_0003" . "5"^^ . "140"^^ . "10"^^ . "2022-11-10T23:00:00Z"^^ . "f2f" . "The course will be 'problem-driven', based on learning by doing. Several real-life based case studies from different disciplines will be offered to gain hands-on experience in the environmental assessment for sustainable planning and decision-making. Teaching will be based on presentations, supervised and un-supervised practical, self-study, plenary discussions, self-tests, project work."@en . "GIS and Remote Sensing skillsBasic understanding of environmental issues, Basic knowledge of ecology and GIS,GIS and Remote Sensing skills\nBasic understanding of the environmental issues"@en . "2"^^ . "1" . "1B " . "2022-09-04T22:00:00Z"^^ . "How can spatial decision support (SDS) and advanced earth observation tools enhance the environmental assessment process in order to ensure sustainable planning and decision-making?\n\n Ad hoc and often uncontrolled development initiatives can have undesired social, economic and ecological consequences. Rapid population growth, pollution, climate change, exposure to hazards and disasters, and the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services require effective assessment tools to assist sustainable planning and decision-making.\n\n \nEnvironmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) are the basic procedures to support this process. The key principles of EIA and SEA are the involvement of relevant stakeholders, a transparent and adaptive planning process, consideration of alternatives, and using the best possible information for decision and policymaking. They, therefore, improve both the (spatial) planning process and the information used in this process. In addition, earth observation (EO) tools can provide the biophysical baseline in a given geographical area and monitor the proposed activity, making the environmental assessment process more efficient.\n\nIn this course, you will not only explore how to integrate SEA into the planning process to enhance sustainable decision-making but also will address how GIS, spatial decision support and advanced EO tools such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and high-resolution space-borne imagery, can be used to help identify and structure the problem(s), as well as generate and compare possible solutions, and monitor and evaluate the proposed activities.\n\nHands-on experience with real EIA and SEA projects will be a major part of the course."@en . "Environmental assessment using SDS and advanced EO tools"@en . "Env. Assessment using SSDS & EO tools"@en . "Env. Assessment using SSDS & EO