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8 - Roads and Regional Development

Environment

New roads must be a real improvement. If they have adverse consequences, for example for residents or natural resources, road planners should identify measures and reserve funding to mitigate such consequences. Legal standards should be applied and procedures followed. In view of political decision-making, it should also be shown why the remaining adverse consequences cannot be avoided. Where legal standards are missing, a practice may develop of determining acceptable levels of environmental protection on a case-by-case basis.

Road planners face the complexity of national and international regulations, impacts of roads, and alternative (possibly innovative) ways of road design. This website provides environmental lessons learned in partners for roads on the following topics:

Topics

Compensation measures for nature

Nature compensation is becoming increasingly important in road development. This topic is giving insight in what compensation is, when it should be used and how.
Noise

Noise is becoming more and more important in order to increase the living environment close to roads in urban areas.
Mitigation Measures

In order to decrease the environmental impacts of roads on the surrounding environment.
EIA or SEA

EIA and SEA are often required in the national legislation when new roads are constructed. These tools highlights the likely environmental impacts of the road, often investigates several alternatives and suggests good mitigation measures in order to decrease the impacts.

Partners for Roads

8 - Roads and Regional Development

Environment

Topics

Compensation measures for nature

Noise

Mitigation Measures

EIA or SEA

Your contact at

Bart Humblet

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Sandra Rihm