Gharehbaghi, K; McManus, K and Robson, K (2019) Minimizing the environmental impacts of mega infrastructure projects: Australian public transport perspective. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 17(4), pp. 736-746. ISSN 1726-0531
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the innovative approaches to further reduce the environmental impacts during the construction of mega transportation infrastructure, particularly for Australia. Design/methodology/approach: As part of this research, the Sydney Metro was exploited as a case study. This included reviewing the elements of reducing the environmental impacts for the Sydney Metro. Findings: This research has found that there are six elements of reducing the environmental impacts of the Australian public transport infrastructure process. Moreover, this research also found that for the Sydney Metro, first, the logistic planning and optimisation was carefully developed followed by the remaining five elements. Originality/value: The originality of this research consists of carefully examining the Sydney Metro’s environmental implications including its on-going EIA and EPA compliance.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Australian public transport infrastructure; environmental impacts; mega transport infrastructure; sydney metro |
| Index terms: | transport infrastructure, public transport, compliance, environmental impact, methodology, Australia, case study, infrastructure project, transportation infrastructure |
| Subjects: | environmental impact, data collection methods, infrastructure and transport systems, health safety and environment, Geography, research methods |
| Topics: | Health and Safety, Research Practice, Geographical Context, Engineering Principles, Sustainability, Urban Studies |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTE |
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