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. Awarness 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. 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.
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Richard T. T. Forman is the PAES Professor of Landscape Ecology at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Daniel Sperling is professor of civil engineering and environmental science and policy at the University of California, Davis. The twelve co-authors are: John A. Bissonette (Utah State University); Anthony P. Clevenger (Banff National Park); Carol D. Cutshall (Wisconsin Department of Transportation); Virginia H. Dale (Oak Ridge National Laboratory); Lenore Fahrig (Carleton University); Robert France (Harvard University); Charles R. Goldman (University of California, Davis); Kevin Heanue (formerly U. S. Federal Highway Administration); Julia A. Jones (Oregon State University); Frederick J. Swanson (USDA Forest Service); Thomas Turrentine (University of California, Davis); and Thomas C. Winter (U. S. Geological Survey).
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As far as I have seen, the only book written specifically on this topic. Useful for preparing NEPA documents related to transportation projects.
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Transportation lies at the core of society. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
outer roadside, roadside natural strips, road ecology, mitigation passages, wildlife crossing structures, wildlife overpasses, arctic roads, wide roadsides, wild blue lupine, hydrologic landscapes, wildlife passage, soil berms, wildlife underpasses, road density, highway mortality, road mortality, forestry roads, avoidance zone, road effects, road runoff, sprawl areas, landscape connectivity, roadside vegetation, wildlife mortality, highway runoff Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, The Netherlands, New York, Lake Tahoe, Banff National Park, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest, World War, Trans-Canada Highway, North Carolina, British Columbia, Federal Highway Administration, National Environmental Policy Act, North Dakota, South Asia, State Route, Stink Lake, United Kingdom, Washington State, Arid West, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Register, Highway Act, Mammal No Obs, New Hampshire New!
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Transportation lies at the core of society. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
outer roadside, roadside natural strips, road ecology, mitigation passages, wildlife crossing structures, wildlife overpasses, arctic roads, wide roadsides, wild blue lupine, hydrologic landscapes, wildlife passage, soil berms, wildlife underpasses, road density, highway mortality, road mortality, forestry roads, avoidance zone, road effects, road runoff, sprawl areas, landscape connectivity, roadside vegetation, wildlife mortality, highway runoff Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, The Netherlands, New York, Lake Tahoe, Banff National Park, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest, World War, Trans-Canada Highway, North Carolina, British Columbia, Federal Highway Administration, National Environmental Policy Act, North Dakota, South Asia, State Route, Stink Lake, United Kingdom, Washington State, Arid West, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Register, Highway Act, Mammal No Obs, New Hampshire New!
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- Applying Landscape Ecology in Biological Conservation by Kevin Gutzwiller on 8 pages
- Landscape Ecology by Richard T. T. Forman on 6 pages
- Applying Ecological Principles to Land Management by Virginia H. Dale in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Placing Nature: Culture And Landscape Ecology by Joan Nassauer in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Land Mosaics: The Ecology of Landscapes and Regions by Richard T. T. Forman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Building for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection by Stephen R. Kellert in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Primer of Conservation Biology, Third Edition by Richard B. Primack on page 119, and Back Matter
- Issues and Perspectives in Landscape Ecology (Cambridge Studies in Landscape Ecology) by John A. Wiens on page 200
- People and Predators: From Conflict To Coexistence by Nina Fascione on page 148
- Landscape Ecology: A Widening Foundation by Vittorio Ingegnoli in Back Matter
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