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Record Nr.

UNINA9910966208403321

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.

Sommario/riassunto

Roads and parking lots in the United States cover more ground than the entire state of Georgia.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.