Safe passages [[electronic resource] ] : highways, wildlife, and habitat connectivity / / edited by Jon P. Beckmann ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (419 p.)
• Disciplina: 639.9/6
• Soggetto topico: Animals - Effect of roads on; Habitat conservation; Roads - Environmental aspects; Wildlife crossings
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BeckmannJon P
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-385) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Half Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Foreword ""; ""Preface ""; ""Part 1: Current Practices ""; ""Chapter 1: Connecting Wildlife Population in Fractured Landscapes, Jon P. Beckmann and Jodi A. Hilty""; ""Chapter 2: Wildlife Crossing Structures, Fencing, and Other Highway Design Considerations, Anthony P. Clevenger and Adam T. Ford ""; ""Chapter 3: Reducing Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions, Marcel P. Huijser and Pat T. McGowen ""; ""Chapter 4: Safe Passages for Fish and Other Aquatic Species, Matthew D. Blank "" ; ""Part II: Ecologically Effective Transportation Plans and Projects""""Chapter 5: An Eco-Logical Approach to Transportation Project Delivery in Montana, Amanda Hardy and Deb Wambach ""; ""Chapter 6: Improving Conservationists' Participation, Patricia A. White ""; ""Part III: Effective Parterships""; ""Chapter 7: The Banff Wildlife Crossings Project: An International Public-Private Partership, Adam T. Ford, Anthony P. Clevenger, and Kathy Rettie ""; ""Chapter 8: Reconstruction of U.S. Highway 93: Collaboration between Three Governments, Dale M. Becker and Patrick B. Basting "" ; ""Chapter 9: Citizens, the Conservation Community, and Key Agency Personnel: Prerequisites for Success, Mark L. Watson and Kurt A. Menke """"Chapter 10: The I-75 Project: Lessons from the Florida Panther, Deborah Jansen, Krista Sherwood, and Elizabeth Fleming ""; ""Chapter 11: Wildlife Underpasses on U.S. 64 in North Carolina: Intergrating Management and Science Objectives, Mark D. Jones, Frank T. van Manen, Travis W. Wilson, and David R. Cox "" ; ""Chapter 12: Strategic Wildlife Conservation and Transportation Planning: The Vermont Experience, John M. Austin, Chris Slesar, and Forrest M. Hammond """"Chapter 13: Arizona State Route 260: Promoting Wildlife Permeability, Highway Safety, and Agency Cultural Change, Norris L. Dodd and Jeffrey W. Gagnon ""; ""Part IV: Effective Innovations""; ""Chapter 14: A Local Community Monitors Wildlife along a Major Transportation Corridor, Tracy Lee, Michael Quinn, and Danah Duke "" ; ""Chapter 15: The Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan and Regional Transportation Authority: Citizen Support for Habitat Connectivity and Highway Mitigation, Carolyn Campbell and Kathleen Kennedy """"Chapter 16: Current and Developing Technologies in Highway-Wildlife Mitigation: Marcel P. Huijser, Doug E. Galarus, and Angela V. Kociolek ""; ""Chapter 17: The Way Forward: Twenty-first Century Roads and Wildlife Connectivity, Jodi A. Hilty, Jon P. Beckmann, Anthony P. Clevenger, and Marcel P. Huijser ""; ""Contributors ""; ""Literature Cited ""; ""Index ""
• Titolo autorizzato: Safe passages
• ISBN: 1-59726-967-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458104003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II