IMPACTS OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT THE CASE OF GHANA Simon Ofori Ametepey1 1oforipmp and Samuel Kwame Ansah2 2skansah 1 2 Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education University of Education Winneba P O Box 1277 Kumasi Ghana Department of Building Technology
The construction sector provides shelter homes places of business and the opportunity to rebuild for a greener future It s been a core part of our ongoing development progress and modernization for centuries However despite the numerous benefits the construction industry offers it is not without a negative impact on the environment
Environmental and social risks are major concerns of the government to ensure the safety of the people Integrating Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESIA tool in analyzing possible
Natural Resources The construction sector is one of the largest exploiters of resources with half of them being non renewable According to the World Watch Institute the industry consumes 40% of the world s usage in raw stones gravel and sand and 25% of its virgin wood per can pretend that the problem does not exist but sooner or later it may turn
Due to its dynamic nature in construction benchmarking environmental emissions of road construction projects can be a daunting task Often stakeholders will have to prioritize the economic and environmental indicators based on the project objectives The study presents a methodological framework to compare economic and environmental impacts to
This empirical study undertakes a rigorous examination of the environmental sustainability impact of the Belt and Road Initiative BRI on its member countries Employing a robust difference in
The study included the evaluation of two types of road cross sections embankment and trench section as well as the quantification of the impact of two variables associated with the transportation phases related to the construction of these sections i four distance combinations among the disposal quarries and manufacturing
As a linear project the ecological environment along the railway construction project is complex and changeable with a high proportion of tunnels and bridges Impacts of road construction on animals are mostly shown as impacts on wildlife habitat quality Zhang et al compared satellite remote sensing data before and after the
The purpose of environmental impact post assessment of construction projects was to solve the long term cumulative and unpredicted impacts in environmental impact assessment compared with environmental impact factors such as noise atmosphere solid waste and so on Wang et al 2010 Ecological environment was a key factor in the dominant role
The practice of road construction and maintenance is inherently lean and efficient; a result of the economic benefits that are gained by minimizing wasted resources In this age of conservation and environmental management the inbuilt sustainability of existing road construction practices is being developed and extended to produce variety of environmentally sustainable options A
Forest roads are the most costly structures in forestry Inadequately constructed forest roads can cause severe environmental impacts including road surface erosion and sediment yield [1 2] pollution of off site waters [3 5] slope failures and mass movement [6 7] direct loss of habitat by the conversion of the original land cover into an artificial surface [] and
Construction projects have significant impacts on the environment They adversely affect many areas such as energy consumption global warming and resource depletion
The negative environmental impact of road traffic is mitigated by the introduction of new technologies in power trains but their increasing number eliminates this advantage [17 18] The composition of vehicles in service is a significant factor that affects the environmental impact of road transport
Negative impacts on the environment in the development process must be minimized through dialogue and contributions from the surrounding community The conclusion of this study is that the
estimates of the impact of transportation infrastructure on local environmental quality The most omnipresent of transportation investments are roads We focus on the impact of road construction and expansion on forest loss as it is among the primary environmental concerns associated with new road construction
Highways provide key social and economic functions but generate a wide range of environmental consequences that are poorly quantified and understood Here we developed a before during after control impact remote sensing BDACI RS approach to quantify the spatial and temporal changes of environmental impacts during and after the construction of the Wujing
Construction projects have significant impacts on the environment They adversely affect many areas such as energy consumption global warming and resource depletion
We explore trade offs between multiple environmental indicators for these road pavement rehabilitation methods The purpose of this comparison is to identify environmental impact hotspots within the life cycle of road pavement covering extraction of natural resources transportation production and finally pavement construction and measure the opportunity for
Tunnel construction has become more common as the number of road construction projects in Malaysia has increased The impacts on the environment and the safety of users are significant concerns
The purpose of environmental impact post assessment of construction projects was to solve the long term cumulative and unpredicted impacts in environmental impact assessment compared with environmental impact factors such as noise atmosphere solid waste and so on Wang et al 2010 Ecological environment was a key factor in the dominant role
1 Introduction The European commission staff working document EU Green Public Procurement Criteria for Road Design Construction and Maintenance European Commission 2016 deals with several environmental aspects related to road infrastructure other features this document proposes a set of environmental criteria that
The procedure of environmental impact assessment EIA implements the principle of integration which lies at the core of the concept of sustainable development by providing a process through which
Construction of roads into remote rural areas can improve livelihoods by reducing transportation costs but may also have negative environmental impacts such as increased deforestation However evidence of the effect of rural roads on household environmental income and reliance as well as local level forest stand conservation is limited
How does construction affect the environment It actually can have some negative environmental consequences but there are a few eco friendly changes that could be implemented Speaking of air pollution in addition to the use of cement there are a lot of other ways that the construction industry impacts air quality One of those ways is
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