| Creating Green Roadways: Integrating Cultural, Natural, and Visual Resources Into Transportation Contributor(s): Sipes, James L. (Author), Sipes, Matthew L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1610913752 ISBN-13: 9781610913751 Publisher: Island Press OUR PRICE: $47.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Civil - Highway & Traffic - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning - Architecture | Sustainability & Green Design |
| Dewey: 625.702 |
| LCCN: 2012022226 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.4" W x 10.3" (1.25 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Roads and parking lots in the United States cover more ground than the entire state of Georgia. And while proponents of sustainable transit often focus on getting people off the roads, they will remain at the heart of our transportation systems for the foreseeable future. In Creating Green Roadways, James and Matthew Sipes demonstrate that roads don't have to be the enemy of sustainability: they can be designed to minimally impact the environment while improving quality of life. The authors examine traditional, utilitarian methods of transportation planning that have resulted in a host of negative impacts: from urban sprawl and congestion to loss of community identity and excess air and water pollution. They offer a better approach--one that blends form and function. Creating Green Roadways covers topics including transportation policy, the basics of green road design, including an examination of complete streets, public involvement, road ecology, and the economics of sustainable roads. Case studies from metropolitan, suburban, and rural transportation projects around the country, along with numerous photographs, illustrate what makes a project successful. The need for this information has never been greater, as more than thirty percent of America's major roads are in poor or mediocre condition, more than a quarter of the nation's bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, and congestion in communities of all sizes has never been worse. Creating Green Roadways offers a practical strategy for rethinking how we design, plan, and maintain our transportation infrastructure. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sipes, James L.: - "James L. Sipes is a landscape architect, environmental planner, and writer with more than twenty-five years of professional experience encompassing a wide range of planning, design, research, and communication projects, and over twelve years as a visiting professor at a variety of institutions, from Cornell to University of Tennessee. He has written more than 300 articles for a variety of publications (including Planning and Landscape Architecture). He is the author of two books: Digital Land (John Wiley & Sons 2007) and Sustainable Solutions to Water Resources - Process, Planning, Design & Implementation Strategies (John Wiley & Sons 2010)."Sipes, Matthew L.: - Matt Sipes is a Civil Engineer and freelance writer from Lexington, Kentucky. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and is currently works at HMB Professional Engineers, Inc. located in Frankfort, Kentucky. Matt specializes in sustainable, context sensitive transportation design and planning. |