Developing Methodology for Strategic Environment Assessment for Urban Transportation Policy: A Case of Ahmadabad City, India

Abhinav Garg

doi:https://doi.org/10.51976/ijari.511703

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Developing Methodology for Strategic Environment Assessment for Urban Transportation Policy: A Case of Ahmadabad City, India

Abhinav Garg

Vol 5 , Issue 1 , January - March 2017 | Pages: 17-32 | Research Paper

https://doi.org/10.51976/ijari.511703

Received: January 20, 2017 | Revised: February 20, 2017 | Accepted: February 28, 2017 | Published Online: March 15, 2017

Author Details ( * ) denotes Corresponding author

1. * Abhinav Garg, School of Architecture, Delhi Technical Campus, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India (ar.abhinavgarg@gmail.com)

The last two decades have witness controversial yet rapid development of the environmental policy agenda. It is considered more important to improve environmental performance and environmental awareness in decision-making. Nowadays Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA) is the most accepted term for the environmental assessment of impacts of proposed policy or plan, for ensuring full inclusion of environmental concern. SEA appropriately addresses the environmental, social and financial consideration at the earliest and appropriate stage of decision-making. This work is an attempt to formulate SEA process which could be helpful in formulating plan/ policy for urban transportation system, thereby ensuring that economical, social and environmental considerations are taken at planning stage itself. It was found out that the proposals should consider the city’s morphology into account before arriving at any decision. More stress should be given on decreasing the total passenger-Km by innovative land-use planning; concern should be toward controlling motorization and encouraging non- motorized movement in the city. The increasing trend to travel by vehicle will put extra economical burden on the economical weaker section of society. Hence it is concluded that for long term Sustainability there is a need of integrated land-use and transportation planning.

Keywords

Environment Impact Assessment; Strategic Environment Assessment; Sustainable Transportation.

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