Reducing the global environmental impacts of rapid infrastructure expansion

Autor: Laurance, William F., Peletier-Jellema, Anna, Geenen, Bart, Koster, Harko, Verweij, Pita, Van Dijck, Pitou, Lovejoy, Thomas E., Schleicher, Judith, Van Kuijk, Marijke, Energy System Analysis, Energy and Resources
Přispěvatelé: Energy System Analysis, Energy and Resources
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Scopus-Elsevier
Current Biology, 25(7), R259. Cell Press
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.02.050
Popis: SummaryInfrastructures, such as roads, mines, and hydroelectric dams, are proliferating explosively. Often, this has serious direct and indirect environmental impacts. We highlight nine issues that should be considered by project proponents to better evaluate and limit the environmental risks of such developments.
Databáze: OpenAIRE