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CORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
INSTITIÚID TEICNEOLAÍOCHTA CHORCAÍ
Autumn Examinations 2008/
Module Title: Environmental Engineering 2
Module Code: CIVL 7007
School: Building and Civil Engineering
Programme Title: Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering – Stage 3
Programme Code: CCIVL_7_Y
External Examiner(s): Mr J Kindregan, Mr J Lapthorne Internal Examiner(s): Mr TL O’Driscoll
Instructions: Answer four questions.
Duration: 2 Hours
Sitting: Autumn 2009
Requirements for this examination:
Note to Candidates: Please check the Programme Title and the Module Title to ensure that you have received the correct examination paper. If in doubt please contact an Invigilator.
Q1. An Environmental Impact Statement is to be prepared for a large scale wind-farm project in a rural location. (a) Describe the overall layout of the EIS to be submitted. (5 marks) (b) Describe how any impacts may be addressed in the EIS under the following headings: (i) Human Beings (5 marks) (ii) Flora and Fauna (5 marks) (iii) Landscape (5 marks) (iv) Air (5 marks) Describe the context, character, significance, sensitivity of each of the possible impacts and any possible mitigation measures that may be proposed for each.
Q2 (a) Describe how greenhouse gas emissions affect global climate change. What are the primary sources of these gases? (8 marks) (b) Concrete is a major source of carbon emission from the construction industry. Describe why this is the case, and where the emissions come from. What steps can be taken to reduce these emissions from concrete? Describe a number of case studies where this was done. (8 marks) (c) The energy sector in Ireland is a major source of carbon emissions. Describe trends in emissions, energy use, and energy sources in the recent past, and how these trends may need to change to enable us to reach our emission targets in the Kyoto Protocol. (9 marks)
