ROAD MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. A PRELIMINARY STUDY

TIENPITO JA KESTAVA KEHITYS. ALUSTAVA TARKASTELU

The aim of this study was to give practical interpretations to the concept of sustainable development in relation to road management in its component parts: planning, design, construction, maintenance, and improvement. The report begins by a short discussion concerning the definitions of sustainable development and the tasks given to the National Road Administration by the Finnish law. Then a presentation of the environmental policy of the Road Administration follows. Programs to enter a new development path in transport policy are then presented. An attempt is made to build a hierarchy of targets and means to reach these targets such that it could be used in road management.

• Corporate Authors:

  TIELAITOS (FINNISH NATIONAL ROAD ADMINISTRATION)

  OPASTINSILTA 12 A
  HELSINKI,   Finland  FIN-00520
• Authors:
  • Jansson, A
  • KARHULA, M
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• Finnish

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 65 p.
• Serial:
  • TIELAITOKSEN SISAISIA JULKAISUJA
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue Number: TIEL4000069
  • Publisher: TIELAITOS (FINNISH NATIONAL ROAD ADMINISTRATION)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Development; Environmental impact analysis; Highways; Networks; Policy; Roads
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
• Geographic Terms: Finland
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 9013: Development; 8035: Finland; 2755: Highway; 2436: Impact study (environment); 173: Policy; 1053: Road network
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00712197
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Oct 24 1995 12:00AM