Impact Factor (2025): 6.9
DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
The
planning of new infrastructure corridors, such as roads, is a complex process
with profound environmental, economic, and social consequences. Traditional
planning methods often fail to holistically integrate geotechnical stability,
environmental sensitivity, and long-term material sustainability. This paper
presents a comprehensive review and proposes a novel geospatial and Artificial
Intelligence (AI)-based decision support system (DSS) for planning sustainable
infrastructure corridors. The core of the proposed DSS is a robust Geographic
Information System (GIS) model that leverages Machine Learning (ML) techniques,
specifically Frequency Ratio (FR) and Logistic Regression (LR), to create a
suitability map by analysing multiple conditioning factors such as geology,
slope, drainage density, land use, and environmental protected areas. Uniquely,
this framework integrates material science by incorporating the optimized use
of local industrial and agricultural waste (e.g., Fly Ash, Rice Husk Ash, Waste
Glass Powder) in construction materials, thereby reducing the carbon footprint
and promoting a circular economy. Furthermore, the review synthesizes how
modern techniques, including geosynthetics for soil stabilization and robotics
for precision construction, can be embedded within the planning process to
enhance the resilience and minimize the environmental impact of the identified
corridors. By synergizing advanced geospatial ML, sustainable material
engineering, and automated construction technologies, this proposed DSS offers
a transformative, multi-disciplinary methodology for building the next
generation of resilient and environmentally responsible infrastructure.
Country : India
IRJIET, Volume 9, Issue 9, September 2025 pp. 88-94