ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ANALYSIS AND SOCIAL EVALUATION FOR LONG TERM TRANSPORTATION IN HYDERABAD, TELANGANA

P. Chandra Shekhar; Dr. Talla Manorama Kumari; Prof. V. Venkateswara Reddy

Volume : VI, Issue : XII, December - 2017

ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ANALYSIS AND SOCIAL EVALUATION FOR LONG TERM TRANSPORTATION IN HYDERABAD, TELANGANA

P. Chandra Shekhar, Dr. Talla Manorama Kumari, Prof. V. Venkateswara Reddy

Abstract :

Environment and social evaluation can be carried out as part of the Long Term Transportation Strategy for the study area to understand the sustainability of the strategy and its likely implications on the environment and social conditions of the region. The evaluation has been carried out for the identified network development and for alternative scenarios. Good transport planning should be more than just engineering and should encompass other important considerations such as land use planning, energy efficiency, emission characteristics, traffic management, human behavior, economics, finance, public policy, governance, health, safety, gender, disability, affordability