Integration, Status and Potential of Environmental Justice and the Social Impact Assessment Process in Transportation Development in Missouri

摘要

This research examines the Social Impact Assessment Process at the Missouri Department of Transportation as directed by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The analysis includes an examination of the influences of the more recent directives provided by Community Impact Assessment and Environmental Justice within the Social Impact Assessment and NEPA processes. Four case studies are used to assess the influence of human-dimension impacts in transportation development. The case studies include the organizational setting and development of an environmental emphasis in the Missouri Department of Transportation, the process of environmental clearance that includes human-dimension impacts, the influence of Environmental Justice and Community Impact Assessment, and the industry guidance, trends and policies created to address Environmental Justice.