The Effect of Environmental Assessment on UK Infrastructure Project Planning Decisions

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Blackmore ◽  
Christopher Wood ◽  
Carys E. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Planning Decisions ◽  
Infrastructure Project

scholarly journals Infrastructure project planning

2020 ◽  
Vol 880 ◽  
pp. 012105
Author(s):  
N G Urazova ◽  
N V Kotelnikov ◽  
A V Martynyuk
Keyword(s):  
Project Planning ◽  
Infrastructure Project

scholarly journals Evaluation of Family Houses in Slovakia Using a Building Environmental Assessment System

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Krídlová Burdová ◽  
Iveta Selecká ◽  
Silvia Vilčeková ◽  
Dušan Burák ◽  
Anna Sedláková
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Sustainable Construction

The presented study is focused on the verification of a Building Environmental Assessment System (BEAS). A total of 13 detached family houses representing typical construction sites in Slovakia were chosen for analysis, evaluation and certification by using a BEAS which contains several main fields: A—Site Selection and Project Planning; B—Building Construction; C—Indoor Environment; D—Energy Performance; E—Water Management; and F—Waste Management. The results of this study show that the current construction method for family houses does not respect the criteria of sustainable construction as much as it possibly can. The reason for this is that investment costs for construction are prioritized over environmental and social aspects. Therefore, one house with a score of 1.10 is certified as BEAS BRONZE, ten family houses with scores of 1.56–2.88 are certified as BEAS SILVER and only two family houses with total scores of 3.59 and 3.87, respectively, are certified as BEAS GOLD. The overall results show that the weakest fields of sustainability are Waste management, Energy performance and Building construction. The best-rated fields are Site Selection and Project Planning, Indoor Environment and Water Management. In the future, it is essential to pay attention to those areas where the sustainability criteria have not been reached, as well as to raise project teams’ awareness of sustainability issues and subsequently to transfer them to building practices.

SCENARIO MODELLING TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: APPLICATION TO SPATIAL PLANNING OF COASTAL WETLANDS IN LA ARAUCANÍA REGION, CHILE

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (02) ◽  
pp. 1450014 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANIEL ROZAS-VÁSQUEZ ◽  
FERNANDO PEÑA-CORTÉS ◽  
DAVIDE GENELETTI ◽  
GONZALO REBOLLEDO
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Landscape Metrics ◽  
Coastal Wetlands ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
Spatially Explicit ◽  
Gis Technologies ◽  
Planning Decisions ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Wetland Cover

In order to support Strategic Environmental Assessment of spatial plans, different scenarios were developed for the future configuration of wetlands along the coast of La Araucanía Region for 2020. To assess each scenario, landscape metrics related to landscape dynamics and structure were used. The results indicate that in general terms the wetland cover diminished and fragmented under different scenarios, including one which was designed for the sustainability of natural areas. It is concluded that the techniques used were relatively easy to implement by means of GIS technologies, which facilitate spatially explicit modelling of future scenarios. Furthermore, landscape metrics were a key element for assessing the effects of each model. There are currently only few experiences on the use of spatially explicit scenarios in SEA and our research suggests that this may be a useful and valid tool for supporting spatial planning decisions.

scholarly journals Interlinked Sustainability Aspects of Low-Rise Residential Family House Development in Slovakia

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 3966 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Vilčeková ◽  
Iveta Selecká ◽  
Eva Burdová ◽  
Ľudmila Mečiarová
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Family House ◽  
Design And Construction

This paper compares the sustainability aspects of three family houses according to the Slovak building environmental assessment system (BEAS). Various categories of family houses were evaluated, including site selection, project planning, building construction, indoor environment, energy performance, and water and waste management. Based on the results, Family Houses 3 and 2 are certified as BEAS SILVER, with scores of 2.46 and 2.01, respectively. Family House 1 is certified as BEAS BRONZE, with an overall score of 1.44. The results show, not only the importance of the site in terms of availability, connectivity to the network and the potential to use renewable energy sources, but also the importance of the design and construction of the building, including the application of environmentally friendly building materials, ensuring the quality of the indoor environment and the energy efficiency of the building. The aims of this study were to highlight the current trend in the design and construction of low-rise residential family houses in Slovakia and to identify gaps in the design and construction of key sustainability aspects through the existing building environmental assessment system. In the future, many low-rise residential family houses will be assessed to modify and validate BEAS.

STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND THE DEMOCRATISATION OF SPATIAL PLANNING

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (01) ◽  
pp. 9-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALESSANDRO BONIFAZI ◽  
CARLO REGA ◽  
PAOLA GAZZOLA
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Policy Objective ◽  
Planning Decisions ◽  
Civil Society Organisations ◽  
Democratic Control ◽  
Planning Processes ◽  
High Level

This paper investigates the potential of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) to contribute to the high-level policy objective of fostering democratisation in spatial planning. Democratic SEA is conceptualised by discussing environmental citizenship, public control over policy making, and participants' empowerment. The empirical investigation is based on the analysis of SEA documents produced during 25 municipal spatial planning processes in Italy between 2004 and 2010. The study found that advances are more evident in the creation of cross-sectoral governance networks than in the involvement of citizens and civil-society organisations. SEA seems to be increasing transparency and expanding the scope of democratic control over spatial planning decisions, though the boundaries between experts, decision makers and citizens are clearly demarcated. To strengthen democratisation processes, the paper argues that all participants should consider themselves equally responsible within SEA networks, and be ready to question alternative environmental value systems that underpin spatial planning processes.

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