Road Ecology: Science and Solutions - Softcover

Forman, Richard T.T.; Sperling, Daniel; Bissonette, John A.; Clevenger, Anthony P.; Cutshall, Carol D.; Dale, Virginia H.; Fahrig, Lenore; France, Robert L.; Goldman, Charles R.; Heanue, Kevin; Jones, Julia; Swanson, Frederick; Turrentine, Thomas; Winter, Thomas C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1559639334 ISBN 13: 9781559639330

Publisher: Island Press, 2002

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Review:

"How many contributors does it take to provide the best thinking and research about how our road systems and our natural environment can coexist? In the case of Road Ecology: Science and Solutions...the answer is 14.... For any planner who deals with natural areas, this book offers a thoughtful and thought-provoking introduction to an unjustifiably neglected field."--Planning

"...this volume focuses on bringing together information from disparate fields into a coherent framework, accessible to transportation planners as well as ecologists."--Conservation in Practice

About the Author:

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).

About this edition

• Publisher: Island Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1559639334
• ISBN 13: 9781559639330
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 504