Rapid Cumulative Impact Assessment for Land Use Planning in Dhaka City

Year 2021, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 79 - 91, 31.12.2021

Elham Aghlara

Abstract

In this study, the quantity of the cumulative impact assessment has been classified by the potential response of Valued environmental components (VEC) to pressures and resiliency, recoverability and compensability of them. In addition, the significance of the cumulative impacts of developments and projects over VECs’ future conditions has been assessed. It can be concluded that the anthropogenic interventions to be carried out to protect or develop Dhaka City with the goal of protecting the area in the context of the land use plan will increase negative impacts over VECs in the area. However, it can be argued that clearing the land around flooding zones and fault lines out of settlements to preserve the natural habitat of the region will yield more sustainable outcomes. Strengthening and increasing monitoring activities in the area and imposing sanctions on violators of environmental protection laws properly, by privatizing them would strengthen cumulative impact management in Dhaka City. This study tries to provide suggestions regarding land use planning to reduce cumulative impacts resulting from the failure of previously adopted policies or targeted projects but not implemented land use plans. Individual sponsors, planning team, government and stakeholders have to fully comprehend encountered cumulative impacts and risks, and make effort to develop consistent management strategies to mitigate risks.

Keywords

Environmental components, Cumulative impact assessment, Land use, Dhaka city

Dakka Şehrinde Arazi Kullanım Planlaması için Hızlı Kümülatif Etki Değerlendirmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, kümülatif etki değerlendirmesinin miktarı, değerli çevresel bileşenlerin (VEC) baskılara karşı potansiyel tepkisine, bunların esnekliklerine, geri kazanılabilirliğine ve telafi edilebilirliğine göre sınıflandırılmıştır. Ayrıca, gelişme ve projelerin kümülatif etkilerinin değerli çevresel bileşenlerin gelecekteki koşulları üzerindeki önemi değerlendirilmiştir. Arazi kullanım planlaması kapsamında bölgenin korunması amacıyla Dhaka Şehri'nin korunması veya geliştirilmesi için yapılan antropojenik müdahalelerin, bölgedeki değerli çevresel bileşenler üzerindeki olumsuz etkileri arttıracağı sonucuna varılabilir. Ancak, bölgenin doğal yaşam alanını korumak için taşkın bölgeleri ve fay hatlarının etrafındaki arazilerin yerleşim yerlerinden arındırılmasının daha sürdürülebilir sonuçlar doğuracağı söylenebilir. Bölgedeki izleme faaliyetlerinin güçlendirilmesi ve arttırılması ve çevre koruma yasalarını ihlal edenlere ceza yaptırımların doğru şekilde uygulanması Dakka Şehrinde kümülatif etki yönetimini güçlendirecektir. Bu çalışma, daha önce benimsenen politikaların veya hedeflenen projelerin başarısızlığının neden olduğu ancak uygulanmayan arazi kullanım planlarından kaynaklanan kümülatif etkileri azaltmak için arazi kullanım planlamasına ilişkin öneriler sunmaktadır. Bireysel finansörler, planlama ekibi, hükümet ve paydaşlar, karşılaşılan kümülatif etkileri ve riskleri tam olarak anlamalı ve riskleri azaltmak için tutarlı yönetim stratejileri geliştirmek için çaba göstermelidir.

Keywords

Çevresel Bileşenler, Çevresel bileşenler, Kümülatif etki değerlendirmesi, Arazi kullanımı, Dakka şehri

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