| Author | Hong, Gap-seon |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. EV-80-6 |
| Subject(s) | Urbanization--Environmental aspects
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | A methodology based on the multivariate factor analysis has been developed for assessing the environmental impacts caused by urbanization. The methodology focusses on the clustering of the impact parameters and then the implementation of the impact evaluation scheme which includes all the parameters identified to define the various components of urban environment. The application of the methodology and the frame for environmental impact evaluation scheme is shown to all the 37 cities in Korea. Data
analysis for the years 1976 and 1979 were conducted so as to measure the impacts of urbanization during these 3 years. Also separately analyzed
is the change in the level of environmental quality due to pollution. The 37 cities in Korea were finally ranked in order of urban quality as well as environmental quality. The results obtained by the use of the methodology were close to the real situation in the 37 Korean cities. In conclusion, the possibility of developing an environmental impact evaluation method based on the established mathematical principles of factor analysis for the assessment of the impacts of urbanization has been shown. |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Environmental Engineering and Management (EV) |
| Chairperson(s) | Lohani, Bindu N. ; I, Fude
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| Examination Committee(s) | Nguyen, Cong Thanh |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | German Government |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1980 |