SECOND NATURE: IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION WITHOUT PUTTING NATURE SECOND

The United States is approaching a crossroads - unimpeded urbanization may soon collide with the limits of our country's natural resources. The rate of this urbanization surpasses population growth, and threatens to overwhelm previous victories in environmental protection. Biological diversity - the rich variety of natural species that forms our natural life support system - is in jeopardy. Because transportation infrastructure necessarily precedes development, current transportation planning will shape future urban growth. But mobility does not have to come at the expense of biodiversity. This report profiles innovative programs that seek to improve transportation infrastructure while protecting biodiversity.

• Record URL:
  http://www.transact.org/library/reports_pdfs/Biodiversity/second_nature.pdf
• Record URL:
  http://www.transact.org/report.asp?id=206
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• Corporate Authors:

  Defenders of Wildlife

  1101 Fourteenth Street, NW, Room 1400
  Washington, DC  United States  20005

  Surface Transportation Policy Project

  1100 17th Street NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • White, P A
  • ERNST, M
• Publication Date: 2003-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: 80 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biodiversity; Development; Ecology; Environmental impacts; Environmental protection; Infrastructure; Innovation; Mobility; Transportation planning; Urban growth; Urbanization; Wildlife
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00940941
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 25 2003 12:00AM