ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT USING GIS IN LAGOS STATE

OLADAPO OLAITAN MARIAM; FORTUNE UCHECHUKWU ADIKE; OKENIYI RUTH FOLAKE; SOWEMIMO KAYODE SODIQ; BRIDGET NNENNA CHUKWU; TOHEEB ABBEY ANIMASHAUN; CHIDOZIE EBUBE EBENMELU; TIAMIYU TAOFEEK AKORIOLA; CONFIDENCE ADIMCHI CHINONYEREM

doi:10.70382/mejedir.v6i4.002

Authors

OLADAPO OLAITAN MARIAM
olajideolaitan395@gmail.com
Obafemi Awolowo University, Department of Urban and Regional Planning.
FORTUNE UCHECHUKWU ADIKE Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun Delta State.
OKENIYI RUTH FOLAKE University of Lagos, Civil and Environmental Engineering.
SOWEMIMO KAYODE SODIQ Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Department of Chemistry.
BRIDGET NNENNA CHUKWU North Dakota State University, Agribusiness and Applied Economics.
TOHEEB ABBEY ANIMASHAUN Obafemi Awolowo University Ile- Ife, Department of Civil Engineering.
CHIDOZIE EBUBE EBENMELU University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics.
TIAMIYU TAOFEEK AKORIOLA Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Department of civil Engineering.
CONFIDENCE ADIMCHI CHINONYEREM Abia State Polytechnic.

Abstract

Transportation infrastructure development poses significant environmental risks, including habitat disruption, air and water pollution, and climate change. This study develops a GIS-based framework for ecological risk assessment of transportation infrastructure development. This research identifies high-risk areas and prioritizes mitigation measures by integrating spatial analysis, multi-criteria decision analysis, and expert consultations. The GIS-based approach evaluates environmental sensitivity, proximity to ecosystems, and potential hazards. Results provide valuable insights for sustainable transportation planning, policy-making, and ecological management. This study explored its application in solving Environmental Risk Assessment of Transportation Infrastructure Development GIS application in environmental Risk Assessment monitoring has mainly been divided into three aspects: water, soil, and atmosphere. Based on ArcGIS 10.1 software and ArcGIS 9.3.1 version, GIS has been applied in Transportation system monitoring and soil heavy metal concentration monitoring, respectively. A major function of planners is to promote the best use of a community's land and resources for different construction projects; especially critical are infrastructure projects on which economic development relies. Transportation projects typically involve both environmental and economic issues facing a community as it grows and changes. Considerations of sustainability, as well as the widespread use of collaborative planning, design, and construction, require tools that facilitate long-term impact analysis and easy communication among built-environment professionals. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is instrumental in studying transportation project impacts, but it is a time-consuming process because of the large number of dependent and independent variables involved. A vulnerability grade map and road distribution map were produced, providing an overall vulnerability score for each of the three planning alternatives considered. A road alignment was indicated as the preferred corridor, which was further recommended for a project development and environmental (PD&E) study.