scholarly journals Envrionmental impact assessment of urban development plan by vulnerability model application

2004 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Nouri ◽  
S. Malmasi
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Development Plan ◽  
Model Application ◽  
Vulnerability Model

scholarly journals Integration of Ecosystem Services in Strategic Environmental Assessment of a Peri-Urban Development Plan

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 122
Author(s):  
Teodoro Semeraro ◽  
Benedetta Radicchio ◽  
Pietro Medagli ◽  
Stefano Arzeni ◽  
Alessio Turco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
Development Plan ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
South Italy ◽  
Urban Plan

Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) can support decision-makers in constructing more sustainable plans, programs, and policies (PPPs). To be more coherent with new frontiers of sustainable cities, PPPs need to include conservation objectives and to increase ecosystem service (ES) strategies. The ES concept is not intrinsic to the SEA process; therefore, it is necessary to develop an approach and methodology to include it. In this paper, we propose a methodology to integrate the concept of ecosystem services in all phases of the SEA process for a sub-urban plan, including the design of mitigation measures. The case study is represented by a peri-urban development plan in the municipality of Gallipoli in South Italy, characterized by a strong tourism economy and valuable agro-ecosystems. The analysis shows the priority ecosystem services that are selected considering the sustainable development and environmental goals, the context of referment, and the aims of the peri-urban plan. After, we highlight the potential ecosystem services developed considering the design of mitigation actions like green infrastructure, which could be implemented in the peri-urban plan. The capacity to develop green infrastructure in SEA processes can configure the SEA as a tool for ecological urban design that is integrated with urban planning. This requires the ability to transfer ecological and planning theories into practical actions and the capacity of different disciplines to work in a transdisciplinary approach.

Health impact assessment on urban development projects in France: finding pathways to fit practice to context

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Roué-Le Gall ◽  
Françoise Jabot
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Impact Assessments ◽  
Multiple Case

In France, there is increasing interest in health impact assessments (HIAs) and most are performed on urban projects. The field of expertise is still under development and mostly established within the public health sector. To date, in France, all HIAs conducted in urban planning are stand-alone HIAs disconnected from the required environmental impact assessment (EIA). The paper opens with an introduction of the close and complex relationship between health and urban planning, HIA and a description of key elements needed for understanding the French context. Then, the paper analyses the context and the implementation process for four HIAs in progress in order to understand the specific characteristics of urban development, identify the key stages for introducing a health perspective into urban projects, and extract avenues to be explored when adapting HIAs applied to urban planning in France. Using a qualitative multiple case study design, an analysis framework was built to compare several aspects of the four HIAs and made it possible to highlight three pathways for adapting HIA to the urban planning sector: the schedule, links between the EIA and HIA, and the complementarity of the initiatives to involve residents. Legal measures enable a point of contact that brings health institutions and cities closer together. HIA is yet another tool that public authorities now have at their fingertips to work together in strengthening democracy and in reducing social, geographical and environmental health inequalities. More research must be undertaken to develop an understanding of the practice-related context; to judge HIA’s capacity to draw on existing approaches in different fields; and to explore the different avenues leading to increased health, wellbeing and equity.

scholarly journals Implementing area-based approaches (ABAs) in urban post-disaster contexts

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 349-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Sanderson
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Development Plan ◽  
Humanitarian Response ◽  
Management Cycle ◽  
Post Disaster

This paper examines area-based approaches (ABAs) in urban post-disaster contexts. After introducing the main features of ABAs, the paper discusses current practice in humanitarian response, and the need within urban areas to draw lessons from urban development approaches, from which ABAs have emerged. The paper then presents lessons from research concerning the application of ABAs in relation to phases of the project management cycle: assessment and design, implementation, and monitoring, evaluation and learning. The paper ends with a brief discussion. Overall, it argues that for ABAs to be effective, they need to draw on longstanding lessons from urban development, plan for a longer timeframe for their actions than is otherwise often the case in recovery operations, and consider the need to scale up actions for wider city application.

scholarly journals Land Suitability Analysis for UrbanPlan Preparation Using Remote Sensing and GIS A Case of Anand-Vidyanagar-Karamsad Development Plan

10.29007/xcm1 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehul Darshak ◽  
Rajan Zala ◽  
Manthan Bhandari ◽  
Dr. Shashikant Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Remote Sensing And Gis ◽  
Land Suitability ◽  
Development Plan ◽  
Gis Analysis ◽  
Suitability Analysis ◽  
Land Utilization ◽  
Land Suitability Analysis ◽  
Selection Of

Land Suitability analysis is important for preparation of Development Plan. The planning requires undertaking study of topography, water resources, land utilization, and development needs. The RS & GIS techniques offers suitable analytical opportunity to study variables required for selection of sites for various uses. This paper presents process adopted for the preparation of development plan of Anand Vidyanagar Karamsad Urban Development Authority (AVKUDA), regarding the land suitability analysis. The location and types of land to be protected were identified using RS Data and GIS analysis. Keywords— AVKUDA; Land Suitability; Planning; RS & GIS

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