Road ecology : science and solutions /

A central goal of transportation is the delivery of safe and efficient services with minimal environmental impact. In practice, though, human mobility has flourished while nature has suffered. Awareness of the environmental impacts of roads is increasing, yet information remains scarce for those int...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Forman, Richard T. T. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2003]
Temas:
Roads > Environmental aspects.
Automobiles > Environmental aspects.
Roadside ecology.
Routes > Aspect de l'environnement.
Automobiles > Aspect de l'environnement.
Écologie des abords de route.
NATURE > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Automobiles > Environmental aspects
Roads > Environmental aspects
Roadside ecology
Straße
Straßenverkehr
Umweltschutz
Ökologie
Landschaftszerschneidung
Landschaftsökologie
Wegen.
Ecologie.
Rodovias (aspectos ambientais)
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. Roads, vehicles, and ecology. Foundations of road ecology
  • Roads
  • Vehicles and planning
  • pt. 2. Vegetation and wildlife. Roadsides and vegetation
  • Wildlife populations
  • Mitigation for wildlife
  • pt. 3. Water, chemicals, and atmosphere. Water and sediment
  • Chemicals along roads
  • Aquatic ecosystems
  • Wind and atmospheric effects
  • pt. 4. Road systems and further perspectives. Road systems linked with the land
  • The four landscapes with major road systems
  • Roads and vehicles in natural landscapes
  • Further perspectives.

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