ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: IS THERE ANY EVIDENCE OF TIERING IN THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING OF SÃO PAULO?

Authors

  • Luís Eugênio Gouvêa Turco Universidade Nove de Julho
  • Amarilis Lucia Casteli Figueiredo Gallardo Universidade Nove de Julho e Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13037/gr.vol34n101.3878

Abstract

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), guided by Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is mandatory for Brazilian pro­jects, whereas the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), aimed at supporting planning, is not mandatory in Brazil. In order to study tiering among decision-making levels in transportation planning, we selected the SEA report from the Rodoanel Program and the subsequent EIS of the South, North and East Sections. The objective is to analyze the strategic assessment of the Rodoanel Program in the face of the environmental impacts presented by EISs, in order to characterize tiering within transportation planning. The results show that some aspects of tiering were present – such as the focus of SEA in addressing environmental issues during the planning stage, the explicit relationship among the impact categories in EISs, and the effects of Rodoanel as foreseen by the SEA. However, the practice of tiering in the transportation planning of São Paulo is still limited and can be expanded.

Keywords: Strategic Environmental Assessment; Environmental Impact Assessment; transportation planning; tiering.

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Author Biographies

Luís Eugênio Gouvêa Turco, Universidade Nove de Julho

Mestre em Gestão Ambiental e Sustentabilidade pela Universidade Nove de Julho.

Amarilis Lucia Casteli Figueiredo Gallardo, Universidade Nove de Julho e Universidade de São Paulo

Pós-doutora em Ciências Ambientais pela School of Environmental Sciences da University of East Anglia (UK). Doutora em Engenharia pela Escola Politécnica da USP. Mestre em Engenharia pela Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos da USP. Professora Doutora do Programa de Mestrado em Gestão Ambiental e Sustentabilidade e do Programa de Mestrado em Cidades Inteligentes e Sustentáveis da Universidade Nove de Julho. Professora Doutora do Departamento de Engenharia Hidráulica e Ambiental da Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo.

Published

2018-05-30

How to Cite

Turco, L. E. G., & Gallardo, A. L. C. F. (2018). ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: IS THERE ANY EVIDENCE OF TIERING IN THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING OF SÃO PAULO?. Gestão & Regionalidade, 34(101). https://doi.org/10.13037/gr.vol34n101.3878