Social cost impact assessment of pipeline infrastructure projects

2015 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 196-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Matthews ◽  
Erez N. Allouche ◽  
Raymond L. Sterling
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Social Cost ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Cost Impact

scholarly journals The ‘No-Alternative Scenario’ in the Alternative Analysis of NEPA

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Kalpana Murari
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Alternative Analysis ◽  
The Public

Environmental impact assessment report is the primary document required to assess sustainable issues of any business/commercial activity, but it is most often overlooked for serious anomalies in its presentation to the public. It is most often incomplete and there is a need to review the standards of impact assessment procedures that help preserve environmental integrity among developing nations. The absence of sanctions for improper assessment of environmental, social and economic impacts of commercial activities, including extraction of natural resources by domestic and multinational corporations undermines sustainable development across the globe. The procedures in place to study various impacts of a business activity that enable access to genuine, verifiable and actionable information by the public require review and oversight by a third-party institution. The standardization of procedures and universal harmonization of enforcement and compliance regulations by nations has to become a topic for debate at various academic levels to gain importance. Essentially, EIA reports in large infrastructure projects serve as a blueprint for low carbon economies. Developing nations ignore vital provisions relating to the listing and analysis of alternatives in their attempt to meet developmental goals. Environmental protection is to maintain the ecological integrity of habitats and ecosystems. EIA reports, ultimately, aim at conserving and replenishing the reserves of natural resources. Judicial law has played an important role in highlighting the importance of alternatives in EIA. It is therefore important as how developing nations use the provision for the alternative analysis within their environmental laws. This paper will discuss EIA under the auspices of International law relating it to Sustainable Development. It shall emphasize the significance of providing alternatives in large infrastructure projects that have enviro-social impacts including transboundary effects and how the use of “no-action” alternative helps preserve and conserve a nation’s resources, reducing negative impacts Keywords: NEPA, CEQ, Impact Assessment, Alternatives Assessment, Alternatives Analysis, no-action alternative, hydropower, mega dams.

scholarly journals Practical problems and possibilities related to the use of new Plans of Protection Tasks for Natura 2000 sites in environmental studies in the field of transport infrastructure engineering

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 223-233
Author(s):  
Marlena Leszczyńska-Sędłak ◽  
Janusz Bohatkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Studies ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Practical Information ◽  
Assessment Reports

The present paper deals with the basic aspects of Natura 2000 sites and explains the nature of the Plans of Protection Tasks (PZO) that are designed to protect them. The article also contains practical information on main difficulties that must be overcome by experts who develop the PZOs and illustrates how to apply correctly the contents of PZOs in preparing other environmental documentation, such as environmental impact assessment reports for transport infrastructure projects. The paper demonstrates in which manner the information contained in PZOs can be put into practical use while preparing ecological analyses and documentation performed in the field of transport infrastructure engineering.

EFFECTS OF GEOTECHNICAL RISKS ON COST AND SCHEDULE IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerim Koc ◽  
Asli Pelin Gurgun ◽  
Mehmet Egemen Ozbek
Keyword(s):  
Significant Risk ◽  
Index Theory ◽  
Significant Risk Factor ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Cost Overruns ◽  
Soft Clays ◽  
Governmental Agencies ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Cost Impact ◽  
Impact Index

Geotechnical risks are ubiquitous and of paramount significance, as they can result in cost and time overruns in infrastructure projects. The purpose of this study is to assess the importance of geotechnical risks in terms of their cost and schedule impacts. To achieve this purpose, cost impact index (CII), schedule impact index (SII), and frequency index (FI) of geotechnical risks, which were determined through a literature review, were used to specify the importance level of each risk. A survey was conducted with the participation of 47 professionals from the heavy civil construction sector in Turkey. Importance index theory was adopted to estimate the importance of each risk in terms of cost and schedule. The differences in perceptions of respondents, in the context of cost and schedule, were assessed using correlation analysis. The findings indicate that there were no significant differences in the perceptions of respondents about the impacts of geotechnical risks on cost and schedule, and “soft clays, organic silts, or peat” was found to be the most significant risk factor when both impact and frequency are considered concurrently. The findings of this study can be used by industry professionals or governmental agencies dealing with infrastructure projects to identify the reasons for time and cost overruns with respect to the geotechnical conditions.

scholarly journals Environmental impact assessment of a METRO infrastructure facility construction by modelling water and soil pollution

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 640-652
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Solid Wastes ◽  
Subsurface Water ◽  
Accurate Estimation ◽  
Infrastructure Projects

<p>The construction of large infrastructure projects such as highways, railroads, landfills, airports, harbours offers great social-economic opportunities for the development of a region; it is also mainly responsible for the deterioration of natural environment in the greater areas where these projects are located. The goal of environmental impact assessment (EIA) that is carried out before the construction of such a project is to propose measures and actions that will limit negative environmental impacts during its construction and operation phases. The common perception is that large scale infrastructure projects can only damage natural environment even though very strict environmental requirements are imposed by the Authorities. This was not the case in Eleonas Attikis region in Greece where METRO facilities were built. During the construction phase, hazardous solid wastes were found buried in the urban area where METRO facilities (station, tunnel and depot) were located, raising serious environmental issues in natural and human environment in the region.</p> <div> <p>The protection and restoration of environment in an uncontrolled waste dumpsite require accurate estimation of subsurface pollution extent and intensity. The scope of the present analysis is to map the contamination in the aquifer of Eleona Attikis where METRO facilities (station, tunnel and depot) were built. Numerical modelling approaches were used to estimate environmental impacts of this project to soil and water resources in the greater region. The results have shown that the removal of buried solid wastes to construct METRO station and depot was crucial in order to eliminate negative impacts in soil and subsurface water resources. An impact assessment of hazardous solid wastes buried for many years in the aquifer was also performed. The findings of this analysis proved that the implementation of a large infrastructure project such as the one in Eleona Attikis Greece was environmentally beneficial for the region.</p> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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