A Study on Analyzing the Factors Affecting Environmental Loads in the Planning Stage of Korean National Highway Projects

  • Park, Jin-Young (Dept of Civil Engineering, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Park, June-Seok (Dept of Civil Engineering, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Myeong-Jin (Dept of Civil Engineering, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Sang-Ryong (Dept of Civil Engineering, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Byung-Soo (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
  • Published : 2015.10.11

Abstract

Carbon emission calculation guidelines provided by the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation (MOLIT) and existing environmental load assessment studies have suggested a method for estimating based on the volume determined after the design development. Therefore they are not being helpful in the decision making of the environmental economics of road facilities in the planning stage in which specific information on construction output volume is lacking. Based on literature analysis of existing studies and consultation from a group of construction environmental professionals, 12 types of property information considered to be related to environmental load were selected from an inventory of information that will be available in the road planning stage. In addition, multiple regression analysis was performed based on the environmental load computed through the life cycle assessment (LCA) of 40 national highway project cases of Korea to deduce five impact factors of environmental load in the road facilities planning stage.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by a grant (Grant No. 14SCIP-C085304-01) from Construction Technology Research Program funded by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation of the Korean Government.