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Title:

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS OF TRANSPORTATION IS A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING URBAN AREA

Accession Number:

00495459

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309049512

Abstract:

The environmental impact of transportation systems on air quality and noise levels is analyzed for the rapidly developing capital city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In addition to monitoring noise and carbon monoxide during peak and off-peak hours at heavily traveled urban arterials, physical, land use, traffic volume, and travel speed data were also collected at study locations. Findings indicated that traffic-generated noise and carbon monoxide air pollution were in excess of permissible standards by a considerable margin. Both traffic volume and travel speed demonstrated significant and positive correlations with the various statistical measures of traffic noise. Traffic volume, wind velocity and traffic speed were also significantly correlated with carbon monoxide concentrations. It appears that rapid urbanization, increased mobility and the favoring of private transportation modes by responsible authorities have combined to create a significant negative impact on the urban environment. Finally, the policies for mitigating the adverse effects of traffic noise and air pollution in developed nations are reviewed, and their applicability to the case of Saudi Arabia is discussed.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1240, Current Environmental Research in Transportation. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

01414225

Authors:

Koushki, P A

Pagination:

p. 37-44

Publication Date:

1989

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1240
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309049512

Features:

Figures (4) ; References (32) ; Tables (4)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Mitigation

Geographic Terms:

Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

Old TRIS Terms:

Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

Subject Areas:

Environment; Highways; Policy; Public Transportation; Society

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jul 31 1990 12:00AM

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