Road ecology: science and solutions

Abstract

Road ecology is defined as using the science of ecology and landscape ecology to examine, understand, and address the interactions of roads and vehicles with their surrounding environment. This book contains a series of presentations from 14 coauthors, focusing on these four areas: 1) roads, vehicles and transportation planning; 2) roadsides, vegetation, wildlife and mitigation; 3) water, sediment, chemicals aquatic ecosystems and the atmosphere; and, 4) road systems and further perspectives, including road systems linked with the land, four landscapes with major road systems, natural landscapes, road ecology and sustainability. Case studies are provided to illustrate the feasiblilty of designing and building road systems which address both biodiversity and ecology and safe and efficient human mobility.