The present study assessed the environmental impacts from road infrastructures in India and
identified potential of impacts reduction. The construction of flexible pavement had 63 …

The road sector is one of the basic pillars for national economic growth owing to its role in
movement of goods and people and can contribute positively towards several sustainable …

With increasing urbanization and living standards of people in India, there is certainty that
there will be a substantial increase in human activities such as transportation infrastructure …

1.0 PREAMBLE Development projects generally cause changes to the environment. These
changes (impacts) could be positive where incremental improvements in the general …

At the international level, increasing efforts have been made to assess the burdens of
transport by road and adopt effective mitigation strategies. In this study, life cycle analyses …

With the emerging trend of sustainability, sustainable infrastructure is highly regarded by the
general public. Sustainable pavement is also a concept that has driven many research …

Sustainability concept in highway development needs to be addressed critically in order to
alleviate the effect of global warming and depletion of natural resources issues. In Malaysia …

Substantial amount of resources is consumed by pavement systems, which have resulted
considerable environmental impacts. Understanding the environmental impacts would …

Road pavement is designed to support certain usage conditions. However, many abnormal
usages above regulated level often happen. Excess traffic growth is considered as a factor …

Roads can promote economic growth and social integration but they can also initiate
environmental, economic and socio-political harms. In many cases, these harms can be …