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Road ecology : science and solutions / Richard T.T. Forman [et al.]. - Version details - Trove

Automobility and lts Challenges. The Planning and Project Development Process. Transportation Planning and Air Quality Models. Roadside Habitats and Animals. Wildlife Mortality on Roads. Changes in Amount and Quality of Habitat. Effects on Landscape Connectivity. Cumulative Effects and Road Density. Types of Wildlife Underpasses and Overpasses. Factors Affecting the Use of Wildlife Passages.

Road Ecology: Science and Solutions

Wildlife Passages Summary and Effectiveness. Water and Sediment Flows. Erosion and Sediment Control. Reciprocal Effect of Road Systems and Water. Roads and Water on Hillsides and Flat Lands.

Road Types Land Use and Water. Streams Rivers Bridges and Culverts. Wind and Atmospheric Effects. Microclimate Wind and Windbreaks. Vehicle Disturbance and Traffic Noise.

Road Systems Linked with the Land. Network Theory for Road Ecology. Spatial Attributes of Road Networks.

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Road System Effects on the Surrounding Land. Effects of Surrounding Land on Road Systems. Built Land and Road Systems. Forestry Land and Road Systems. Agricultural Land and Road Systems. Roads and Vehicles in Natural Landscapes. Remote Land Roads and Vehicles. Parkland Roads and Vehicles. The Arctic and Its Roads and Vehicles.

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Road Ecology

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 interested in studying, understanding, or minimizing the ecological effects of roads and vehicles.

Road Ecology addresses that shortcoming by elevating previously localized and fragmented knowledge into a broad and inclusive framework for understanding and developing solutions.

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The book brings together fourteen leading ecologists and transportation experts to articulate state-of-the-science road ecology principles, and presents specific examples that demonstrate the application of those principles. Diverse theories, concepts, and models in the new field of road ecology are integrated to establish a coherent framework for transportation policy, planning, and projects.

In the case of Road Ecology: Science and Solutions …the answer is 14…. For any planner who deals with natural areas, this book offers a thoughtful and thought-provoking introduction to an unjustifiably neglected field. Roads Vehicles and Ecology Chapter 1.