Environmental Assessment For Small- And Medium-scale Road Projects Implemented In Local Authority Areas: A Case Study From Thailand
In developing countries like Thailand, an Environmental Assessment (EA) is conducted only for projects prescribed by environmental legislation. Numerous projects, especially those that are small- and medium-scale in size and scope, are implemented in areas by a local authority without any type of...
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| description | In developing countries like Thailand, an Environmental Assessment (EA) is conducted only for projects prescribed by environmental legislation.
Numerous projects, especially those that are small- and medium-scale in size and scope, are implemented in areas by a local authority without any type of
EA. Based on a comparative analysis of the environmental status of large-, medium- and small-scale road development projects implemented by a local
authority in Thailand, this paper attempts to justify the enforcement of EAs for medium- and small-scale projects. The justification is mainly based on the
perceptions of people affected by these projects. Environmental impact scores, computed on the basis of people’s perceptions, reveal that, irrespective of
the size of a project, the impacts caused by different sized projects are perceived as similar. Since every development project is implemented for the purpose
of human development, this paper proposes to integrate environmental screening and initial EAs into the existing development control measures enforced by
urban planning regulations and laws. |
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| spelling | usm-422062018-09-28T08:53:26Z http://eprints.usm.my/42206/ Environmental Assessment For Small- And Medium-scale Road Projects Implemented In Local Authority Areas: A Case Study From Thailand Trethanya, Suparb Perera, Ranjith TH1-9745 Building construction In developing countries like Thailand, an Environmental Assessment (EA) is conducted only for projects prescribed by environmental legislation. Numerous projects, especially those that are small- and medium-scale in size and scope, are implemented in areas by a local authority without any type of EA. Based on a comparative analysis of the environmental status of large-, medium- and small-scale road development projects implemented by a local authority in Thailand, this paper attempts to justify the enforcement of EAs for medium- and small-scale projects. The justification is mainly based on the perceptions of people affected by these projects. Environmental impact scores, computed on the basis of people’s perceptions, reveal that, irrespective of the size of a project, the impacts caused by different sized projects are perceived as similar. Since every development project is implemented for the purpose of human development, this paper proposes to integrate environmental screening and initial EAs into the existing development control measures enforced by urban planning regulations and laws. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/42206/1/18236499_14.2.2009_55-76.pdf Trethanya, Suparb and Perera, Ranjith (2009) Environmental Assessment For Small- And Medium-scale Road Projects Implemented In Local Authority Areas: A Case Study From Thailand. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries , 14 (2). pp. 55-76. ISSN 1823-6499 http://web.usm.my/jcdc/vol14_2_2009/18236499_14.2.2009_55-76.pdf |
| spellingShingle | TH1-9745 Building construction Trethanya, Suparb Perera, Ranjith Environmental Assessment For Small- And Medium-scale Road Projects Implemented In Local Authority Areas: A Case Study From Thailand |
| title | Environmental Assessment For Small- And Medium-scale Road Projects Implemented In
Local Authority Areas: A Case Study From Thailand |
| title_full | Environmental Assessment For Small- And Medium-scale Road Projects Implemented In
Local Authority Areas: A Case Study From Thailand |
| title_fullStr | Environmental Assessment For Small- And Medium-scale Road Projects Implemented In
Local Authority Areas: A Case Study From Thailand |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental Assessment For Small- And Medium-scale Road Projects Implemented In
Local Authority Areas: A Case Study From Thailand |
| title_short | Environmental Assessment For Small- And Medium-scale Road Projects Implemented In
Local Authority Areas: A Case Study From Thailand |
| title_sort | environmental assessment for small- and medium-scale road projects implemented in
local authority areas: a case study from thailand |
| topic | TH1-9745 Building construction |
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