ROADS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

The report states briefly the benefits that roads and road vehicles render the community and then reviews their adverse effects on the environment in four main fields: - traffic noise, air pollution, vibrations and intrusion. In each of these areas the present state of knowledge is outlined and some indication given of the desirable research and development. Emphasis is placed on the need for some means of assessing environmental benefits in financial terms so that environment factors can be given their fair weight in relation to economic factors when decisions are made. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Burt, M E
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 39 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Costs; Dynamic loads; Economic analysis; Economic factors; Environment; Environmental impacts; Evaluation; Highway planning; Motor vehicles; Noise; Noise control; Random vibration; Roads; Surveys; Traffic; Traffic noise; Traffic surveys; Vibration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Dynamic response; Noise reduction
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Economic considerations; Environmental surveys
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039368
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TRRL-LR-441, HS-012 063
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 9 1973 12:00AM