we would like to assess environmental impact of urban sprawl development in sub-urban areas. Thus we should use a suitable method for environmental impact assessment.
Dear Prof. Darabi
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I really do not have any expertise in the area of your studies but i had some experiences in use of mathematical algorithms like neural network and phase algorithm to develop a reliable model in my previous studies; i would like to express that in the most cases of my studies this tools help to generate the promising results.
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Roohollah
Dear Dr Darabi,
It's not clear to me whether you're seeking an environmental assessment study (this is at strategic level... usually general)...OR... an environmental impact assessment (this is at more specific project level)... because, I'm sure you agree with me, there is a difference between the two (although they sound very close).
It sounds to me (though a little vague) that there is urban sprawl taking place in a suburban area & you want to find its environmental impact, so you want to do an EIA. The topic still, however, sounds very very wide when talking about "urbanization" !!!
As EIA is normally specific and, in order to seek success for your work, must be focused, my advice is to make a decision on your "immediate" thematic interest (that may reflect maximum risk) & do an EIA on that theme. An (example) of environmental risk could be due to constructing highways for urbanisation... so, I'm attaching an example of EIA on highways, may be you can benefit from it.
Dear Mohamad Radwan Khawlie,
First of all thank you for your useful comments. Second, As you pointed the aim of study is a general evaluation of environmental impact study due to urban development. Naturally it could not be specified in a project level. Thus we could not perform EIA in area. By the way, are you recommend a specific method ? Thank agin.
My advice is as follows:
1. OK go ahead & use an EIA approach (but again I warn you... EIA is specific.. therefore focus on some 4-5 factors that you believe are most environmentally risky to your suburban development)
2. Then you can follow the European "DPSIR" methodology (Driver-Pressure-Status-Impact-Response) for analysis
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