Creating Green Roadways Integrating Cultural, Natural, and Visual Resources into Transportation /

• Main Authors: Sipes, James L. (Author), Sipes, Matthew L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2013.
• Subjects: Environmental sciences.; Architecture.; Engineering design.; Human Geography.; Environment.; Environment, general.; Cities, Countries, Regions.; Landscape Architecture.; Engineering Design.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5822/978-1-59726-322-1

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. In Creating Green Roadways,...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• 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.