Cliff roads: An ecological conservation technique for road construction in mountainous regions of China

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 94, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 228-233

  Cao, Shixiong ^a,b   Ye, Huihai ^a   Zhan, Yong ^c  

^a Research Institute of Highways   (China)

^b BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Hubei Province Fiber Inspection Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

Cliff ecosystems; Cliff path; Cliff road; Environmental conservation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BRIDGES; ECOSYSTEMS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; MAMMALS; REGIONAL PLANNING; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; ROADS AND STREETS;

BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION; CLIFF PATH; CLIFF ROAD; CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE; ECOLOGICAL CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION;

LANDFORMS;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMONITORING; CLIFF; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FILL; MOUNTAIN REGION; RARE SPECIES; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA; HUBEI; SHENNONGJIA;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 74249107840     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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