Roads and the Environment: A Handbook

ISBN-13: 9780821340318 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 248 str.

Koji Tsunokawa; Christopher Hoban; Christopher J. Hoban

Opis

World Bank Technical Paper No. 376. Roads are agents of change and can be responsible for both benefits and damage to the existing balance between people and their environment. This handbook examines specific road projects ranging from minor rehabilitation and maintenance activities on existing roads to major works on new alignments. It provides a description of practical methods for designing and executing effective environmental assessments that are useful to those who are involved in various aspects of road projects, from planning to construction to maintenance.