Improving Environmental Sustainability in Road Projects

Improving Environmental Sustainability in Road Projects

The focus of this document is to provide a wide range of ideas and options to improve the inclusion of environmental sustainability throughout the road transportation project cycle (system planning, project planning and design, construction, and op...

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Main Authors: Montgomery, Robert, Schirmer, Howard Jr., Hirsch, Art
Format: Publications & Research
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
ROAD PROJECTS
SAFE ROAD AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS
TRANSPORTATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/23990347/improving-environmental-sustainability-road-projects
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spelling okr-10986-215632021-04-23T14:04:03Z Improving Environmental Sustainability in Road Projects Montgomery, Robert Schirmer, Howard Jr. Hirsch, Art ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT ROAD CONSTRUCTION ROAD PROJECTS SAFE ROAD AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION The focus of this document is to provide a wide range of ideas and options to improve the inclusion of environmental sustainability throughout the road transportation project cycle (system planning, project planning and design, construction, and operation and maintenance) based on environmental sustainability indicators and highlighting environmentally sustainable products and materials for road construction. Sustainable economic growth in low- and middle-income countries is a key to poverty reduction and shared prosperity, which in part is dependent on reliable and safe transportation systems. Road and highway systems provide a critical function in creating and maintaining a desirable quality of life. 2015-03-09T20:32:52Z 2015-03-09T20:32:52Z 2015-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/23990347/improving-environmental-sustainability-road-projects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21563 English en_US Environment and natural resources global practice discussion paper;no. 2 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Central America Latin America
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topic ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
ROAD PROJECTS
SAFE ROAD AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS
TRANSPORTATION
spellingShingle ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
ROAD PROJECTS
SAFE ROAD AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS
TRANSPORTATION
Montgomery, Robert
Schirmer, Howard Jr.
Hirsch, Art
Improving Environmental Sustainability in Road Projects
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Central America
Latin America
relation Environment and natural resources global practice discussion paper;no. 2
description The focus of this document is to provide a wide range of ideas and options to improve the inclusion of environmental sustainability throughout the road transportation project cycle (system planning, project planning and design, construction, and operation and maintenance) based on environmental sustainability indicators and highlighting environmentally sustainable products and materials for road construction. Sustainable economic growth in low- and middle-income countries is a key to poverty reduction and shared prosperity, which in part is dependent on reliable and safe transportation systems. Road and highway systems provide a critical function in creating and maintaining a desirable quality of life.
format Publications & Research
author Montgomery, Robert
Schirmer, Howard Jr.
Hirsch, Art
author_facet Montgomery, Robert
Schirmer, Howard Jr.
Hirsch, Art
author_sort Montgomery, Robert
title Improving Environmental Sustainability in Road Projects
title_short Improving Environmental Sustainability in Road Projects
title_full Improving Environmental Sustainability in Road Projects
title_fullStr Improving Environmental Sustainability in Road Projects
title_full_unstemmed Improving Environmental Sustainability in Road Projects
title_sort improving environmental sustainability in road projects
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/23990347/improving-environmental-sustainability-road-projects
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21563
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