EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF HIGHWAYS IN HIGH-DENSITY AREAS FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF QUALITY OF ENVIRONMENT

BEWERTUNG UND AUSWAHL VON HOCHLEISTUNGSSTRASSEN IN BALLUNGSRAEUMEN UNTER DEM GESICHTSPUNKT DER UMWELTQUALITAET

In the model suggested in this paper, the environmental stress levels of street variants are determined in the network points of the street cross section. In this calculation the design related environmental hazards (need of space, the demarcation factor, aesthetic consequences) and operation related effects (vibration, pollution, exhaust fumes, noise hazard) of highways in heavily built up areas are taken into consideration. The "cost benefit analysis" model provides a graph to accompany the highway, this being referred to as "the environmental line". Between street boundaries and the environmental line extends "the negative zone" within which actual environmental problems may be resolved. By combining the maximum stress levels with the affected conurbation, (population equivalent) an evaluation and selection of street variants for cities from the viewpoint of quality of environment may be attained. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Innsbruck University, Austria

  Institute for Road Construction, Technikerstr 13
  Innsbruck,   Austria 
• Authors:
  • Tiefenthaler, H
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 65 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Benefit cost analysis; Environment; Environmental control; Evaluation and assessment; Exhaust gases; Freeways; Frontage roads; Highway design; Landscaping; Layout; Metropolitan areas; Noise; Population; Real property; Sound; Vibration
• ITRD Terms: 1394: Catalytic converter; 385: Conurbation; 2455: Environment; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 1724: Frontager; 2887: Landscaping; 2885: Layout; 2752: Motorway; 335: Population; 6748: Sound; 5558: Vibration
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00159822
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Report No. 6 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1977 12:00AM