Health Impact Assessment of transportation projects, plans and policies: A scoping review

Dr. Faiza Waheed article on ‘Health Impact Assessment of transportation projects, plans and policies: A scoping review’ has been published in the Environmental Impact Assessment Review.

Highlights

• Transportation HIA practice varies widely with some core similarities.

• NGO funding of transportation HIAs in the US provided a significant boost to practice.

• A positive association exists between transport planner involvement and impact of HIA.

• Very few HIAs conduct evaluation of the HIA process and its effectiveness.