| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Transportation Policies -- Basic Roadway Design -- Design and Planning Process for Green Roadways -- Public Involvement Process -- Green Roadways in Urban Areas -- Green Roadways in Rural and Suburban Areas -- Cultural/Historic/Visual Resources -- Natural Resources/Environmental Sustainability -- Constructing Green Roadways -- Economics of Green Roadways -- Next Steps in Creating Green Roadways |
| Summary |
Roads and parking lots in the United States cover more ground than the entire state of Georgia |
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And while proponents of sustainable transit often focus on getting people off the roads, they will remain at the heart of our transportation systems for the foreseeable future |
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In Creating Green Roadways, James and Matthew Sipes demonstrate that roads don't have to be the enemy of sustainability: they can be designed to minimally impact the environment while improving quality of life. The authors examine traditional, utilitarian methods of transportation planning that have resulted in a host of negative impacts: from urban sprawl and congestion to loss of community identity and excess air and water pollution |
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They offer a better approach--one that blends form and function |
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Creating Green Roadways covers topics including transportation policy, the basics of green road design, including an examination of complete streets, public involvement, road ecology, and the economics of sustainable roads |
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Case studies from metropolitan, suburban, and rural transportation projects around the country, along with numerous photographs, illustrate what makes a project successful. The need for this information has never been greater, as more than thirty percent of America's major roads are in poor or mediocre condition, more than a quarter of the nation's bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, and congestion in communities of all sizes has never been worse |
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Creating Green Roadways offers a practical strategy for rethinking how we design, plan, and maintain our transportation infrastructure |
| Analysis |
geografie |
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geography |
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steden |
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towns |
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landen |
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countries |
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engineering |
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ontwerp |
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design |
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landschapsarchitectuur |
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landscape architecture |
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milieu |
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environment |
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Environmental Sciences (General) |
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Milieuwetenschappen (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Roads -- Design and construction -- Human factors.
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Context sensitive solutions (Transportation)
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Highway planning.
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Ecological landscape design.
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Traffic safety.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Civil -- Highway & Traffic.
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Context sensitive solutions (Transportation)
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Ecological landscape design
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Highway planning
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Roads -- Design and construction -- Human factors
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Traffic safety
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sipes, Matthew L
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| ISBN |
9781597263221 |
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1597263222 |
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