Volume 1, Issue 2 — Year 2024 — Article e100023

ISSN (Online): 3115-8129 Biannually

Assessment of Environmental Impacts for Highways Using Sustainable Development Indicators: Review

Article Type: Review
Pages: e100023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22034/CGEL.1.2.e100023
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Authors
Affiliations
  1. Faculty of Engineering, Maragheh University of Technology, Maragheh 5518183111, Iran
  2. Department of Civil Engineering Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, Tabriz 5158913791, Iran
  3. Department of Geography and Ecology, Lankaran State University, Lankaran 50, Azerbaijan
Corresponding author
Email: shokir.akbar@gmail.com
Received: 29 May 2024 / Accepted: 20 July 2024 / Published: 20 December 2024
Abstract

Building and maintaining highways can have major effects on the environment, society, and economy. To reduce these impacts and encourage sustainability, it's important to evaluate highways using a set of sustainable development indicators (SDIs). This review looks at different SDIs used worldwide to assess how highways affect the environment, focusing on areas like air pollution, noise, biodiversity, land use, and resource consumption. It discusses methods for using these indicators in environmental assessments and outlines the challenges of making highways more sustainable. The review also explores new trends in applying SDIs and stresses the need to balance environmental concerns with economic and social growth. Finally, it offers suggestions for better incorporating SDIs in highway planning to support long-term sustainability.

Keywords

Sustainable development, Environmental impact, Sustainability, Environmental management, Infrastructure

Data availability statement

The data supporting the findings of this study are available within article. No publicly archived dataset was generated.

Funding

This research received no external funding.

Highlights
  • SDIs assess environmental impact of highways
  • Indicators cover pollution, biodiversity and resources
  • SDIs support sustainable planning and development
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How to cite
Parvin, M. A., Tazehkand, A. S., & Ahmadoglu, M. R. (2024). Assessment of Environmental Impacts for Highways Using Sustainable Development Indicators: Review. Civil and Geoengineering Letters, 1(2), e100023. https://doi.org/10.22034/CGEL.1.2.e100023
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