Reflecting on How Social Impacts are Considered in Transport Infrastructure Project Planning: Looking beyond the Claimed Success of Sydney's South West Rail Link. Issue 3 (2nd July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mottee, Lara K.; Arts, Jos; Vanclay, Frank; Miller, Fiona; Howitt, Richard
• Is Part Of: Urban policy and research. Volume 38:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 185
• Page End: 198
• Publication Date: 2020-07-02
• Subjects: Social impact assessment -- environmental impact assessment -- integrated planning -- urban planning -- transport infrastructure planning -- EIA follow-up; City planning -- Australia -- Periodicals; City planning -- New Zealand -- Periodicals; City planning -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Urban policy -- Australia -- Periodicals; Urban policy -- New Zealand -- Periodicals; Urban policy -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; 307.7609905
• DOI: 10.1080/08111146.2020.1730787
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0811-1146

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Urban rail transport megaprojects are promoted as generating positive social change at a metropolitan scale, yet they produce complex unplanned negative impacts at local scales. Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and its follow-up help decision-makers assess and manage the social and environmental impacts of major projects. Using Western Sydney's politically-successful South West Rail Link as an example, we identified the practice challenges and governance barriers to applying ESIA and EIA follow-up across spatial scales. These challenges and barriers influence the planning and management of the impacts of integrated urban development and transport infrastructure development.