APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LOW-VOLUME RURAL ROADS IN AUSTRIA

A major portion of Austria's network of rural roads, which has a total length of about 160,000 km, is situated in hilly and mountainous regions where protection of the existing landscape is a primary concern. Much of the criticism raised by conservationists against the disturbance of these regions by road construction is not unfounded. Builders are, therefore increasingly called upon to replace purely technology-oriented solutions with holistic, interdisciplinary approaches that take into account the need for wildlife and landscape conservation. This paper describes how consideration is given to these aspects in the three essential phases of a project: design, construction, and integration into the landscape. It identifies current standards and guidelines in Austria and provides examples of practical applications of bioengineering methods.

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• Authors:
  • LITZKA, J
  • Haslehner, W
• Conference:
  • Sixth International Conference on Low-Volume Roads
  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Date: 1995-6-25 to 1995-6-29
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 67-73
• Monograph Title: SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LOW-VOLUME ROADS, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, JUNE 25-29, 1995. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, 2 VOLUMES
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 1073-1652

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Conservation; Environmental protection; Guidelines; Highway design; Low volume roads; Mountains; Road construction; Rural highways; Standards; Wildlife
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bioengineering
• Geographic Terms: Austria
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00680724
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309060745
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 6 1995 12:00AM