Prediction methods environmental impacts infrastructural projects

Provides an overview of current knowledge and practice concerning the prediction of the environmental impacts of road construction and road use for the Dutch situation. Prediction methods that appear to be feasible within the framework of the environmental impact assessment are discussed. The following aspects are discussed successively: noise, air, soil, landscape, and nature. Each aspect is introduced, followed by the environmental impacts, i.e. cause-and-effect relationships, which are derived in the following order: activity, sub-activities, intervention, and effects. A description of the most significant impacts is followed by a discussion of the methods for predicting them, the main concern being to provide quantitative methods.