Assessment of road transport environmentalimpact as illustrated by a metropolitan area

• Autorzy: Macias A. , Gadzinski J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article deals with issues of road transport influence on the natural environment. The research was carried out with regard to the Poznań agglomeration, where there are many valuable natural areas. In order to assess natural environment quality, negative road transport influence levels, and range, and in order to identify the conflicts between communication routes and the natural environment within the Poznań agglomeration, the LATINO model modified and adjusted to Polish local conditions was used. The conducted analyses demonstrate that the fundamental problem is the fragmentation of valuable natural areas caused by abundance of high-traffic roads, which leads to conflicts of at least mediocre importance covering almost 55% of the Poznań agglomeration area.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 22
• Numer: 6
• Opis fizyczny: p.1749-1758,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Macias A.

• Department of Landscape Ecology, Institute of Physical Geography and Environmental Planning, Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University, Dziegielowa 27, 61-810 Poznan, Poland

autor

Gadzinski J.

• Department of Regional Policy and European Integration, Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University, Dziegielowa 27, 61-810 Poznan, Poland

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