Public Road Systems of Foreign Countries and of the Several States
Author: United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Federal Aid in the Construction of Post Roads
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Published: 1913
Total Pages: 206
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Author: United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Federal Aid in the Construction of Post Roads
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Published: 1913
Total Pages: 206
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Published: 1915
Total Pages: 518
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: U.S. Office of Experiment Stations
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Published: 1914
Total Pages: 1156
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Published: 1914
Total Pages: 524
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Office of Experiment Stations
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Published: 1914
Total Pages: 1032
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Owen D. Gutfreund
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2004-05-01
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 0199881634
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHere, Owen Gutfreund offers a fascinating look at how highways have dramatically transformed American communities nationwide, aiding growth and development in unsettled areas and undermining existing urban centers. Gutfreund uses a "follow the money" approach, showing how government policies subsidized suburban development and fueled a chronic nationwide dependence on cars and roadbuilding, with little regard for expense, efficiency, ecological damage, or social equity. The consequence was a combination of unstoppable suburban sprawl, along with ballooning municipal debt burdens, deteriorating center cities, and profound changes in American society and culture. Gutfreund tells the story via case studies of three communities--Denver, Colorado; Middlebury, Vermont; and Smyrna, Tennessee. Different as these places are, they all show the ways that government-sponsored highway development radically transformed America's cities and towns. Based on original research and vividly written, Twentieth-Century Sprawl brings to light the benefits and consequences of the spread of American highways and makes a major contribution to our understanding of issues that still plague our cities and suburbs today.
Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
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Published: 1918
Total Pages: 2196
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Published: 1896
Total Pages: 2144
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Published: 1963
Total Pages: 1086
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2006-01-22
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 0309100887
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAll phases of road developmentâ€"from construction and use by vehicles to maintenanceâ€"affect physical and chemical soil conditions, water flow, and air and water quality, as well as plants and animals. Roads and traffic can alter wildlife habitat, cause vehicle-related mortality, impede animal migration, and disperse nonnative pest species of plants and animals. Integrating environmental considerations into all phases of transportation is an important, evolving process. The increasing awareness of environmental issues has made road development more complex and controversial. Over the past two decades, the Federal Highway Administration and state transportation agencies have increasingly recognized the importance of the effects of transportation on the natural environment. This report provides guidance on ways to reconcile the different goals of road development and environmental conservation. It identifies the ecological effects of roads that can be evaluated in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of roads and offers several recommendations to help better understand and manage ecological impacts of paved roads.