VEGETATION AND ITS MAINTENANCE IN RELATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

IL VERDE E LA SUA MANUTENZIONE NELLE PROBLEMATICHE AMBIENTALE

In highway technology the use of vegetation for integration into and rehabilation of the landscape, protection against soil erosion and as noise barriers and a control measure against pollutants such as exhaust fumes, is well known. Vegetation may also be used to protect the traffic itself, by preventing dazzle and reducing the impact of crosswinds in areas of particular danger. The principles of this road design specialization, road phytotechnology, are described and illustrated in this article.

• Authors:
  • Batistoni, P
• Publication Date: 1988-1-2

Language

• Undetermined

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 50-8
• Serial:
  • AUTOSTRADE
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway design; Highways; Prevention; Safety; Vegetation; Wind; Wind resistant design; Windbreaks
• Old TRIS Terms: Dazzle
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00483111
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1989 12:00AM