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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826393503321

Autore

Sipes James L

Titolo

Creating green roadways : integrating cultural, natural, and visual resources into transportation / / James L. Sipes and Matthew L. Sipes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2013

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 281 p

Altri autori (Persone)

SipesMatthew L

Disciplina

625.7028/6

Soggetti

Roads - Design and construction - Human factors

Context sensitive solutions (Transportation)

Highway planning

Ecological landscape design

Traffic safety

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- About Island Press -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Transportation Policies -- Chapter 3. Basic Roadway Design -- Chapter 4. Design and Planning Process for Green Roadways -- Chapter 5. Public Involvement Process -- Chapter 6. Green Roadways in Urban Areas -- Chapter 7. Green Roadways in Rural and Suburban Areas -- Chapter 8. Cultural/Historic/Visual Resources -- Chapter 9. Natural Resources/Environmental Sustainability -- Chapter 10. Constructing Green Roadways -- Chapter 11. Economics of Green Roadways -- Chapter 12. Next Steps in Creating Green Roadways -- Appendix 1: Resource Characteristics -- Selected Resources -- Index -- Board of Directors.