Applied Research in Geographical Sciences

Applied Research in Geographical Sciences

Investigating Environmental Impacts of Talesh Industrial Estates in Peripheral Settlements (The Case: Kashli village, Gilan, Iran)

Authors
Habibollah Fasihi 1
Mohammah Soleimani Mehrenjani 2
Samira Ahmadnia Koohestani 3
1 Asistant Professor,Kharazmi University
2 Associate professor, Kharazmi University
3 Ms Student, Kharazmi University
10.52547/jgs.21.61.337
Abstract
Evaluating environmental impact can help urban and regional planner and manager to understand the impacts of development plans on human well-being and environmental health. Therefore, it can enable them to prevent environmental pollution and degradation. This descriptive- analytical research aimed to assess environmental, physical, economic and socio-cultural impacts of Talesh Industrial Estate on Kashli village as the nearest settlement to the estate. Data were collected using a questionnaire. The variables are set in 29 items and were evaluated in 11 ranges by 270 sample people on the basis of a model adopted from Pastakia method. Findings showed that the industrial estate had more positive consequences than negative ones. Positive and negative consequences are more prominent in economic dimension and in environmental dimension respectively. Of the 29 impacts evaluated, the estate has had 16 positive and 13 negative impacts.
Keywords
environmental impacts
Pastakia model
Industrial estate
Talesh
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