Bathymetry Time Series Using High Spatial Resolution Satellite Images

Roads, railways and utility easements are integral components of human society, allowing for the safe and efficient transport of people and goods. There are few places on earth that are not currently traversed or impacted by the vast networks of linear infrastructure. The ecological impacts of linear infrastructure and vehicles are numerous, diverse and, in most cases, deleterious. Recognition and amelioration of these impacts is becoming widespread around the world, and new roads and other linear infrastructure are increasingly planned to avoid high-quality areas and designed to minimise or mitigate the deleterious effects. Importantly, the negative effects of the existing infrastructure are also being reduced during routine maintenance and upgrade projects, as well as targeted retrofits to fix specific problem areas.

1 Global road length, number of vehicles and rate of per capita travel are high and predicted to increase significantly over the next few decades.

2 The ‘road-effect zone’ is a useful conceptual framework to quantify the negative ecological and environmental impacts of roads and traffic.

3 The effects of roads and traffic on wildlife are numerous, varied and typically deleterious.

4 The density and configuration of road networks are important considerations in road planning.

5 The costs to society of wildlife-vehicle collisions can be high.

6 The strategies of avoidance, minimisation, mitigation and offsetting are increasingly being adopted around the world – but it must be recognised that some impacts are unavoidable and unmitigable.

7 Road ecology is an applied science which underpins the quantification and mitigation of road impacts.

The global rates of road construction and private vehicle ownership as well as travel demand will continue to rise for the foreseeable future, including at a rapid rate in many developing countries. The challenge currently facing society is to build a more efficient transportation system that facilitates economic growth and development, reduces environmental impacts and protects biodiversity and ecosystem functions. The legacy of the decisions we make today and the roads and railways we construct tomorrow will be with us for many years to come.

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Date of creation 2024-09-17
Date of last revision 2024-09-17
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Metadata identifier cba4c7bd-040d-530b-b285-663c209a31fe
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ISO 19115 topic category biota
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  1. Water
  2. vol 12
  3. no 2
  4. 531
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