UkrainianProfessional Education

Abstract

The current development of transport infrastructure lays the foundation for increased requirements related to ensuring environmental safety and mitigating negative impacts on the environment. Research into highway design practices has revealed shortcomings inherent in conventional environmental assessment methods, which typically focus on individual aspects of impact. Road infrastructure is a multifaceted system that includes not only asphalt and earthen surfaces, but also related structures that perform hydraulic functions. Elements such as bridge crossings, culverts, drainage systems, and other hydrological components pose specific environmental risks that require independent assessment. A review of current methodological approaches has revealed significant shortcomings in the separate consideration of transport and hydraulic infrastructure. Established methodologies, including life cycle assessment, environmental impact assessment, and multi-criteria decision analysis, do not adequately consider the systemic interactions, synergistic effects, and cumulative impacts associated with complex infrastructure initiatives. This study aims to formulate an integrated system for the environmental assessment of linear infrastructure projects based on the principles of systematicity, comprehensiveness, and dynamism. The proposed modular structure consists of separate components for assessing transport and hydraulic infrastructure, an analytical module for studying systemic interactions, and an integration module for consolidating conclusions. The practical implementation of the developed methodology guarantees more reliable conclusions regarding the environmental safety of projects, optimization of project decisions to mitigate negative consequences, and compliance with environmental legislation

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