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9781860943218

Wildlife and Roads

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  • ISBN13:

    9781860943218

  • ISBN10:

    1860943217

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-06-01
  • Publisher: Imperial College Pr

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Wildlife and Roads: The Ecological Impact is a timely publication, as there are growing concerns about the impact made by roads on the environment. Many of the aspects of the complex problem of siting new roads and lessening their negative environmental effects are addressed by contributors who are specialists in their respective subject areas. Among the topics discussed are legal aspects, transport interests, planners' and contractors' viewpoints, plant and animal ecology, and innovative solutions to some of the problems that roads inevitably impose on the natural environment.The articles are based on papers presented at a meeting held by the Linnean Society of London. Each author has made revisions for this book where necessary to reflect current circumstances.

Table of Contents

Contributorsp. vii
Acknowledgementsp. xi
Prefacep. xiii
Wildlife and roads: a Government perspectivep. 1
Requirements of EU and UK wildlife legislationp. 7
Highways and wildlife in the UK: the Highways Agency viewp. 21
Statutory agencies and roads: English Naturep. 27
Balancing environment and transportp. 35
Treatment of biodiversity issues in road Environmental Impact Assessmentsp. 41
Transport and sustainable developmentp. 69
Transport and the biodiversity action planp. 83
The constructor's experience: the designers responsep. 91
The constructor's experience: the contractor responsep. 95
Public opinion, wildlife and roadsp. 101
The ecological impact of air pollution from roadsp. 113
The ecological effects of road lightingp. 133
Design, build, fund, and operate: ecological issues during the construction of privately financed road schemesp. 157
Environmental impacts of transport infrastructure: habitat fragmentation and edge effectsp. 161
Roads as barriersp. 169
Roads and habitat corridors for animals and plantsp. 185
A decision support system for roadside deadwoodp. 199
Are roads harmful or potentially beneficial to butterflies and other insects?p. 203
Measures to protect amphibians and reptiles from road trafficp. 223
Disturbance by traffic as a threat to breeding birds: valuation of the effect and considerations in planning and managing road corridorsp. 249
Wildlife mortality: head-on collisionsp. 269
The A36 Salisbury bypass: Case Study Onep. 287
M40 Shabbington habitat creation area: Case Study Twop. 293
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