Abstract

Environmental & Socio-economic impacts of mass rapid transit using GIS
Track: Urban and Regional Planning
Authors: Rajiv Gupta

The present study is to monitor the Environmental and Socio-economic status of mass rapid transit of metropolitan city using GIS techniques The data generated is used to estimate the present trend in comparison with emission standards. Comparison is based on four parameters namely CO level, NO2 level, Land Price and RSPM. Effect of metro at a certain radius from the alignment is getting affected is observed in terms of environment and socio-economic impacts.