Roads to riches or ruin?

Science

Volumn 358, Issue 6362, 2017, Pages 442-444

  Laurance, William F ^a   Arrea, Irene Burgués ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Alliance of Leading Environmental Researchers and Thinkers (ALERT)   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; FUTURE PROSPECT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GOVERNMENT; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; ROAD TRANSPORT; SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEFORESTATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOREST FRAGMENTATION; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HAZARD; INTEGRATION; INVESTMENT; LAND USE; MONEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIETY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ASIA;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 85032461827     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.aao0312     Document Type: Review

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