Evaluating the environmental impact of new housing projects in light of sustainability Case Study: Benghazi Metropolis"

Abstract

      The concept of sustainability in the residential environment has become one of the important means of evaluating the extent of success of new housing projects in creating an environment that is suitable and responsive to the changing needs, requirements and aspirations of the population economically, environmentally and socially. The study aimed to discover the extent to which these studies were taken into account in the resettlement phase of new housing projects in the capital of Benghazi. To achieve its purposes, it adopted a case study approach, and concluded with a number of results, the most important of which is that the current reality of these projects reflects the lack of application of environmental impact assessment(EIA) studies in the resettlement phase of these projects. It recommended the necessity of linking sustainable development projects with environmental impact studies in the localization of housing projects because it is a vital requirement for establishing urbanization and stability in these projects, in addition to preserving, protecting and exploiting natural environmental elements in a sustainable and balanced manner and committing to applying the concepts of sustainability in its various dimensions (social, economic and environmental) in the urban environment.