Reflecting on how social impacts are considered in transport infrastructure project planning: looking beyond the claimed success of Sydney's South West Rail Link

Lara K. Mottee; Jos Arts; Frank Vanclay; Fiona Miller; Richard Howitt

doi:10.1080/08111146.2020.1730787

Reflecting on how social impacts are considered in transport infrastructure project planning: looking beyond the claimed success of Sydney's South West Rail Link

Lara K. Mottee^*, Jos Arts, Frank Vanclay, Fiona Miller, Richard Howitt

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	185-198
Number of pages	14
Journal	Urban Policy and Research
Volume	38
Issue number	3
Early online date	23 Feb 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2020.1730787
Publication status	Published - 2 Jul 2020

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Keywords

EIA follow-up
Social impact assessment
environmental impact assessment
integrated planning
transport infrastructure planning
urban planning

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