1. Table 1. Criteria for urban highway environmental impact assessment#
Dimensions/Criteria
Description A
Social environment
(a1) Social justice
(a2) Relocation of houses
(a3) Safety and Security
(a4) Restricted access problems
Equitable distribution of services
Local coherence
The incidence of crime
Pedestrian safety B
Spatial environment
(b1) Public utilities
(b2) Traffic Management
(b3) Land acquisition
Strengthen of local structure
Legibility
Ease of implementation
Meet the capacity needs and passages’ Level of service
Variation in transport models C
Visual environment
(c1) Aesthetic and architectural values
(c2) Landscape and visual appearance
Aesthetic and architectural values
Landscape and visual appearance D
Economic environment
(d1) Employment
(d2) Land and real estate prices
(d3) The investment in the region
(d4) Time saving
Employment and Unemployment
Income residents and shopkeepers
Land and real estate prices
The investment within the region E
Physical and chemical environment
(e1) Air pollution
(e2) Surface Water pollution
(e3) Noise pollution
(e4) Environmental damage
Air pollution from construction
Air pollution and smoke and gas infrastructure rising from asphalt
Excavation of material suspended in water resources and quality of water resources
Leaking fuel machines
Construction noise
Traffic Noise Pollution
Demolition of structures
Aggregation and accumulation of garbage and construction waste from construction
Source )Authors adopted by Economic Reconstruction Agency, January 2012; Kaya & Kahraman, 2011; B. N. Lohani et al., 1997; Modi & Shinkar, 2012; National Highway Authority, July 2007; TRANSJAMAICAN HIGHWAY, September, 2007; Viet Nam Expressway Corporation, September 2010.(.
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