ACTION STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES-INTRODUCTION

A FOUR MEMBER PANEL WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE WORK OF COMPILING AND ANALYZING DATA ON THE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS, AND MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE PERMITTED IN THOSE CORRIDORS. THE SUCCESS OF MODELS (WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL IN THE ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEMATIC CONSIDERATION OF THE GREAT AND VARIED MASS OF DATA) DEPENDS AS MUCH ON HOW WELL THE VALUES ARE DEFINED AS ON HOW WE ORDER AND ASSIGN PRIORITIES TO THEM. THE PANEL WAS CONCERNED WITH THE BASIC VALUES REPRESENTED IN THREE TYPES OF NATURAL AND MAN-MADE ENVIRONMENTS THAT HAVE CUASED PROBLEMS TO HIGHWAY PLANNERS AND ADMINISTRATORS. THEY ARE, NAMELY, WILDLIFE RESOURCES, PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES, AND HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND PRESERVATION SITES. THE NATURE AND NEEDS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES WERE TO BE STUDIED AND STRATEGIES FOR ENSURING THEIR REALIZATION WERE TO BE FORMULATED. THE OBSERVATIONS MADE BY THE PANELISTS ARE VARIATIONS OF THE GENERAL THEME OF RECONCILING THE DEMANDS OF A MODERN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY WITH THE NEEDS OF THE ECOSYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

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• Authors:
  • Netherton, Ross D
• Conference:
  • 5th Summer Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Madison Wisconsin, United States
  • Date: 1972-7-31 to 1972-8-2
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 82-83
• Monograph Title: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 138
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Archaeology; Data analysis; Data collection; Decision making; Ecology; Environmental engineering; Environmental impacts; Location; Mathematical analysis; Mathematical models; Parks; Present value; Preservation; Recreational facilities; Strategic planning; Wildlife
• Uncontrolled Terms: Building sites; Models; Value
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00205248
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309021529
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 11 1974 12:00AM