TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental assessment for non-prescribed infrastructure development projects
T2 - A case study in Bangkok Metropolitan
AU - Trethanya, Suparb
AU - Perera, L. A.S.Ranjith
N1 - Funding Information:
OEPP received support from the DoH and the World Bank to include a project on “Strengthening Capacity of OEPP in Transportation” in the Fifth Highway Sector Project financed by the World Bank under Loan No. 3968: TH and implemented by DoH.
Funding Information:
The authors appreciate the grant awarded by the National Energy Policy and Planning Office (NEPPO) of Thailand to make this research possible. They are also grateful for the intellectual support provided by Prof A T M Nural Amin, Dr Pannapa Herabat and Dr Bonaventura H W Hadikusumo of the Asian Institute of Technology, which has helped to organize ideas for this paper.
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - Rapid urbanization and urban growth have caused serious environmental problems in most cities of developing countries. Many infrastructure projects on varying scales have been implemented to meet the growing demands of such cities, but only a few are subjected to environmental impact assessment as part of the project approval process. In an attempt to justify environmental assessment (EA) for all infrastructure development projects (IDPs), irrespective of their scales, this paper investigates the environmental effects of large, medium and small IDPs implemented in urban fringe areas to understand and compare the nature of their impacts. The survey results show that respondents' perceptions of physical environment pertaining to air quality and noise were similar regardless of the scale of the project. However, in terms of vibration, surface water quality and ground water quality, the respondents' perceptions differed between large projects and small or medium projects. In order to avoid such negative impacts from IDPs in the future, this study proposes a mechanism for integrating EA into the planning and development control processes of local authorities.
AB - Rapid urbanization and urban growth have caused serious environmental problems in most cities of developing countries. Many infrastructure projects on varying scales have been implemented to meet the growing demands of such cities, but only a few are subjected to environmental impact assessment as part of the project approval process. In an attempt to justify environmental assessment (EA) for all infrastructure development projects (IDPs), irrespective of their scales, this paper investigates the environmental effects of large, medium and small IDPs implemented in urban fringe areas to understand and compare the nature of their impacts. The survey results show that respondents' perceptions of physical environment pertaining to air quality and noise were similar regardless of the scale of the project. However, in terms of vibration, surface water quality and ground water quality, the respondents' perceptions differed between large projects and small or medium projects. In order to avoid such negative impacts from IDPs in the future, this study proposes a mechanism for integrating EA into the planning and development control processes of local authorities.
KW - Developing countries
KW - Development agency
KW - Environmental assessment
KW - Infrastructure development projects
KW - Local authorities
KW - Negative impacts
KW - Physical environment
KW - Rapid urban growth
KW - Urban fringe areas
KW - Urbanization
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U2 - 10.3152/146155108X323290
DO - 10.3152/146155108X323290
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:48249110958
SN - 1461-5517
VL - 26
SP - 127
EP - 138
JO - Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal
JF - Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal
IS - 2
ER -
