Road risks and environmental impact assessments in Malaysian road infrastructure projects
Alamgir, Mohammed, Campbell, Mason J., Sloan, Sean, Phin, Wong Ee, and Laurance, William F. (2018) Road risks and environmental impact assessments in Malaysian road infrastructure projects. Jurutera, February 2018. pp. 13-16.
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Abstract
Roads can promote economic growth and social integration but they can also initiate environmental, economic and socio-political harms. In many cases, these harms can be considerably minimised and the road benefits maximised through proactive planning by road engineers and effective Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs).
Item ID: | 52787 |
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Item Type: | Article (Scholarly Work) |
ISSN: | 0126-9909 |
Keywords: | roads, EIAs, tropical forests |
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Date Deposited: | 05 Mar 2018 02:07 |
FoR Codes: | 05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050204 Environmental Impact Assessment @ 50% 05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0501 Ecological Applications > 050104 Landscape Ecology @ 30% 07 AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES > 0705 Forestry Sciences > 070504 Forestry Management and Environment @ 20% |
SEO Codes: | 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9605 Ecosystem Assessment and Management > 960501 Ecosystem Assessment and Management at Regional or Larger Scales @ 30% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9607 Environmental Policy, Legislation and Standards > 960799 Environmental Policy, Legislation and Standards not elsewhere classified @ 50% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9606 Environmental and Natural Resource Evaluation > 960609 Sustainability Indicators @ 20% |
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