A Study on Environmental Impact of Roads

Understanding the Effects of Roads on the Environment

Authors

  • Kanwar Singh Khera

Keywords:

environmental impact, roads, positive, negative, local effects, highways, noise, water pollution, habitat destruction, air quality, climate change, vehicle emissions, design, construction, management, parking, vehicles

Abstract

The environmentalimpact of roads (both positive and negative) include the localeffects of highways (publicroads) such as onnoise, water pollution, habitat destruction/disturbance and local air quality;and the wider effects which may include climatechange from vehicle emissions. The design, construction and managementof roads, parking andother related facilities as well as the design and regulation of vehicles canchange the impacts to varying degrees.

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Published

2013-10-01

How to Cite

[1]
“A Study on Environmental Impact of Roads: Understanding the Effects of Roads on the Environment”, JASRAE, vol. 6, no. 12, pp. 0–0, Oct. 2013, Accessed: Jun. 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/4996

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 12 (2013): Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education (JASRAE)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

[1]
“A Study on Environmental Impact of Roads: Understanding the Effects of Roads on the Environment”, JASRAE, vol. 6, no. 12, pp. 0–0, Oct. 2013, Accessed: Jun. 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/4996