View 1 excerpt, cites background. Sustainability assessment of large dams: the case of a hydropower plant in Bulgaria. Purpose — The increase in issues pertaining to the strategic assessment of territorial transformation has made it necessary to find new methods and tools that are able to consider the several factors … Expand. This document presents a set of Best Practice Guidelines for road development and rehabilitation in the Mekong floodplains of Cambodia and Viet Nam.
Environmental requirements in procurement of road maintenance in Sweden. The SRA also has an overarching responsibility for the state of the environment in the road … Expand.
Simulating the impacts of policy scenarios on the sustainability performance of infrastructure projects. Abstract Sustainable development principles have been implemented in various sectors including the construction industry since it was published in the Brundtland Commission Report in In line … Expand.
A focus-group study concerning transport infrastructure planning in Sweden. Cumulative effects CE still receive little attention in the Swedish processes for road and railway infrastructure planning. This article seeks to analyse how CE are treated by professionals engaged … Expand. Decision makers and designers have utilized various methods for quantifying the environmental and social impacts of highway projects.
However, the definition of these impacts, their costs, and their … Expand. Economic appraisal of road projects in countries with developing and transition economies.
Road investments in developing and transition economies constitute a large proportion of public investment programmes. It is therefore important that decisions about investments in roads are made on … Expand.
This study assess the effects of road widening projects in the second congressional district in the province of Sorsogon Fiscal Year It specifically sought answer on the effects of road … Expand.
Transport and environment; a review of current policies and procedures. Although most Bank transport projects rarely create measurable disturbances to the ecological system, there are occasions when such projects can raise important environmental issues.
Accordingly, the … Expand. The enactment of NEPA expanded the requirements for the highway professional to consider all aspects of a highway development project.
Part of this assessment is the effects of highway projects, … Expand. Highly Influential. View 1 excerpt. Environmental and ecological consideration in land transport : a resource guide. Land transport facilities play an important role in the functioning of any society and in the shaping of human activities. While this guide focuses primarily on environmental and ecological impacts, … Expand. A systematic approach to road safety in developing countries.
Road traffic accidents exact a heavy toll in developing countries. The magnitude of the problem is now recognized in most countries, and authorities have started to show an increasing concern to … Expand.
Making development sustainable : from concepts to action. Since the establishment of the Environment Department in , the Bank has made a concentrated effort to incorporate environmental concerns into its lending and advisory activities. In January of … Expand. The result of this study shows that the major source of noise in Ilorin metropolis can be attributed to traffic noise.
Hence, the present status of noise pollution in Ilorin metropolis poses a severe health risk to the residents. This paper addresses the problems of environmental noise pollution in Ilorin metropolis in particular and Nigerian urban areas in general with the implications of implementing its control measures on the sustainability of the urban areas.
Among the effective noise control measures discussed in this paper include: noise mapping, technical, planning, behavioural, and educational solutions. The result of this study is useful as reference and guideline for future regulations on noise limit to be implemented for urban areas in Nigeria. Follow Us.
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