LEADER 04899nam 22008895 450 001 9910437788703321 005 20250730101801.0 010 $a9781597263641 010 $a1597263648 010 $a9781597263221 010 $a1597263222 024 7 $a10.5822/978-1-59726-322-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000332647 035 $a(EBL)3095765 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000783004 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12363671 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000783004 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10752034 035 $a(PQKB)11118930 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000878685 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11465385 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000878685 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10836322 035 $a(PQKB)22247795 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-59726-322-1 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3095765 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3095765 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10969014 035 $a(OCoLC)841901891 035 $a(PPN)169137031 035 $a(Perlego)3286851 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000332647 100 $a20130321d2013 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCreating Green Roadways $eIntegrating Cultural, Natural, and Visual Resources into Transportation /$fby James L. Sipes, Matthew L Sipes 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cIsland Press/Center for Resource Economics :$cImprint: Island Press,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781610913584 311 08$a1610913582 327 $aAcknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Transportation Policies -- 3. Basic Roadway Design -- 4. Design and Planning Process for Green Roadways -- 5. Public Involvement Process -- 6. Green Roadways in Urban Areas -- 7. Green Roadways in Rural and Suburban Areas -- 8. Cultural/Historic/Visual Resources -- 9. Natural Resources/Environmental Sustainability -- 10. Constructing Green Roadways -- 11. Economics of Green Roadways -- 12. Next Steps in Creating Green Roadways -- Summary -- Appendix 1: Resource Characteristics -- Selected Resources -- Index. 330 $aRoads 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. 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. They offer a better approach?one that blends form and function. 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. 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. Creating Green Roadways offers a practical strategy for rethinking how we design, plan, and maintain our transportation infrastructure. 606 $aEcology 606 $aArchitecture 606 $aLandscape architecture 606 $aHuman geography 606 $aEngineering design 606 $aEnvironmental Sciences 606 $aCities, Countries, Regions 606 $aLandscape Architecture 606 $aHuman Geography 606 $aEngineering Design 615 0$aEcology. 615 0$aArchitecture. 615 0$aLandscape architecture. 615 0$aHuman geography. 615 0$aEngineering design. 615 14$aEnvironmental Sciences. 615 24$aCities, Countries, Regions. 615 24$aLandscape Architecture. 615 24$aHuman Geography. 615 24$aEngineering Design. 676 $a333.7 700 $aSipes$b James L$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01060264 702 $aSipes$b Matthew L$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910437788703321 996 $aCreating Green Roadways$92512061 997 $aUNINA