A Review and Evaluation of Literature Pertaining to the Quantity and Control of Pollution from Highway Runoff and Construction

A Review and Evaluation of Literature Pertaining to the Quantity and Control of Pollution from Highway Runoff and Construction
Author: Michael E. Barrett
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 166
Release: 1995
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780788119491

Discusses the amounts & types of pollutants derived from vehicles as well as other sources; reports on the pollutants found in highway runoff; the effect of highway runoff on streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, soil water, & groundwater; the important constituents in runoff from construction sites & analyzes the effects on receiving water quality; & the results from studies of source management as well as permanent pollution controls to protect receiving waters from the possible effects of highway runoff. Contains 55 tables & figures.

Evaluation of Methodologies for Visual Impact Assessments

Evaluation of Methodologies for Visual Impact Assessments
Author: Craig Churchward
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2013
Genre: Aesthetics
ISBN: 0309258863

"TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 741: Evaluation of Methodologies for Visual Impact Assessments evaluates visual impact assessment (VIA) procedures, methods, and practices that satisfy or exceed National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other requirements. The report documents VIA methodologies and approaches used in the United States and other countries, describes the decision making framework used to select specific VIA techniques for a given project, includes VIA best practice case studies from state departments of transportation, and highlights promising new developments in the field."--pub. desc.