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

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In rural areas, roads can be an integral part of the landscape; the Blue Ridge Parkway shows us how it can be done. After reading this book, I now have a better understanding of our roads, the offices that deal with their structures and repair, and just how monumental a task it is to keep our roads serviceable, as well as try to keep the environmental impact at a minimum.

The deteriorating ecological environment and the concept of sustainable development have highlighted the importance of waste reuse. If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. Now, it seems to take me an extra 10 minutes to get everyone strapped in, like we are on final entry into the atmosphere! One of the big problems is that demands upon our nation's highways have increased significantly over the years.Sustainable development objectives have been applied to infrastructure in recent years, after being widely used for green buildings. It was only when I followed a route that I drove back and forth, 5 days a week and decided to fly it that I noticed it. 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. A green roadway is energy efficient, addresses long-term concerns such as climate change, and seeks to have the smallest carbon footprint possible.

The numerous case studies outlined within, detail how the concepts discussed can and are being implemented with great success. Finally, the procedure was applied to a typical congested intersection of the arterial road with heavy traffic volume and high left-turn ratio in Xi’an, China, the results showed the methodological procedure is reasonable and practical. 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.There is a need to reevaluate how transportation is accommodated in rural, suburban, and urban communities. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation. mm) of the TPWW comprises variously sized and irregularly shaped rubber particles from the tire, as well as uniformly sized and angular fine aggregates.