Environmental Impact Assessment for transport projects: A review of technical and process-related issues

Soria-Lara, Julio A.; Ruiz, Rosa María Arce; Arranz-López, Aldo; Ariza-Álvarez, Amor

doi:10.1016/bs.atpp.2020.07.002

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“…The credit that was least integrated into all safeguards was "Climate and Risk" as it was in the range of [17;20.5] points. Credits such as "Resource Allocation" and "Natural World" were also poorly covered by the safeguards, reaching ranges of [13;15] points and [20] points, respectively. It is graphically noticeable that the credit with the highest uptake in safeguard policies was "Quality of Life", with a range of [28;45] points.…”

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“…It is important to mention that the alignment of MDBs to this taxonomy seems to be a crucial and essential step [19], considering the incorporation of the EU taxonomy as a classification system for economic activities that can be considered environmentally sustainable, as published by the European Commission in March 2020. As authors such as those of [20] warn in their article "Environmental Impact Assessment for transport projects: A review of technical and process-related issues" regarding EIAs, this taxonomy system published by the EU is merely oriented toward the analysis of sustainability from an environmental point of view, so it seems reasonable to argue that both natural and socioeconomic aspects related to infrastructure projects should be integrated more efficiently. Although the proposed taxonomy is only environmentally focused, we believe that it will not take long to integrate a complete taxonomy, not only for environmental but also for social and economic monitoring purposes as well as for all types of infrastructure projects.…”

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Assessing Multilateral Development Bank ESG Safeguard Integration with International Sustainability Ratings

Rodríguez Estévez,

Arce Ruíz

2024

Sustainability

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In an era where sustainability is paramount, this study critically assesses how multilateral development banks (MDBs) integrate internationally recognized sustainability indicators into their ESG safeguard policies. MDBs have historically incorporated policies to manage environmental and social risks in project financing; yet, protections against negative impacts in developing countries often remain insufficient. On the other hand, several infrastructure sustainability rating systems have been established around the world in recent decades due to economic growth and the importance of controlling environmental impacts associated with the construction sector. The purpose of this study was to analyze whether and how the indicators that these internationally recognized systems use to rate whether a project is sustainable are integrated into these safeguards by using several methodologies, including an analysis of existing documentation, a high-level matrix, and qualitative methods based on co-occurrences using specialized “atlas ti” software. The results show that MDBs’ coverage of financial, governance, and country risks lacks the sustainability focus found in these rating systems. Therefore, this study that concludes MDB safeguards must evolve, balancing comprehensive sustainability parameters and detailed management guidelines and addressing impacts beyond statutory frameworks to encourage stakeholder engagement for more sustainable infrastructure projects.

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Section: Literature Review 21 Esg Safeguard Systemsmentioning

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Assessing Multilateral Development Bank ESG Safeguard Integration with International Sustainability Ratings

Rodríguez Estévez,

Arce Ruíz

2024

Sustainability

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“…The construction of TIH and real estate in the adjacent territories can become a more investment-profitable and attractive project in comparison with similar activities for the implementation of shopping and office centers, apartments or residential buildings, provided that the identified problems are solved. At the same time, it is necessary to analyze various conditions and reasons affecting the success of such projects [13].…”

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Main measures to reduce the environmental burden in the operation of transport hubs of large urban agglomerations

Kapustkina¹

2023

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Over the past 10 years, transport interchange hubs (TIH) in Russia have turned from projects with a strictly transit purpose into key elements of urban infrastructure modernization, increasingly attracting people's attention and acquiring additional functions. It is worth noting that in the living conditions of a modern metropolis, mobility, speed and ease of movement are the most important criteria for the development of transport infrastructure, and projects to create a TIH, meeting these requirements, give a new impetus to the formation of public spaces where people can receive the necessary services and services without leaving the area of residence. These factors require timely adaptation to the existing situation and the search for new solutions, one of which may be the integration of real estate into the TIH and adjacent territories, which will allow projects to be implemented on more investment-attractive land plots, within walking distance from the metro, MCC, public transport stops. It is assumed that office and shopping centers built in the adjacent territories of the TIH will have a higher demand due to passenger traffic passing through the shopping areas, reducing the time of office users on the road and the advantageous territorial location of the property, which will positively affect the growth of prices for renting and selling these objects and, as a result, on profitability and efficiency of development projects.

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Standard transport appraisal methods

Mouter

2021

New Methods, Reflections and Application Domains in Transport Appraisal

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Environmental Impact Assessment for transport projects: A review of technical and process-related issues

Cited by 5 publications

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Assessing Multilateral Development Bank ESG Safeguard Integration with International Sustainability Ratings

Assessing Multilateral Development Bank ESG Safeguard Integration with International Sustainability Ratings

Main measures to reduce the environmental burden in the operation of transport hubs of large urban agglomerations

Standard transport appraisal methods

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