AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION OF HIGHWAY NETWORKS. A METHODOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT

The study presents the design and application of a methodological technique for evaluating the environmental health impacts of alternative freeway transportation network plans on susceptible, high risk population groups. Using comparative analysis, the evaluation estimates and summarizes net pollution effects, including both negative and positive highway impacts, and suggests areas of planning concern to which the suggested methods might be applied.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Illinois State Dept. of Transportation, Springfield, and Environmental Health Resource Center, Chicago, Ill.
• Corporate Authors:

  Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission

  400 West Madison Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606

  Illinois Department of Transportation

  126 East Ash Street
  Springfield, IL  United States  62706

  Environmental Health Resource Center

  Chicago, IL  United States 
• Authors:
  • Farley, D O
  • Wadden, R A
• Publication Date: 1974-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 72 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Alternatives analysis; Carbon monoxide; Development; Ecology; Environmental impacts; Evaluation; Exhaust gases; Freeways; Highway planning; Human factors; Mathematical models; Methodology; Noise; Pollutants; Pollution; Public health; Real estate development; Toxicity; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Comparative analysis; Human ecology; Transportation models
• Old TRIS Terms: Carbon monoxide poisoning; Noise sound
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00092026
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: A615.0674 Final Rpt.
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1976 12:00AM