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Green Roads for Water: Guidelines for Road Infrastructure in Support of Water Management and Climate Resilience

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dc.contributor.authorvan Steenbergen, Frank
dc.contributor.authorArroyo-Arroyo, Fatima
dc.contributor.authorRao, Kulwinder
dc.contributor.authorHulluka, Taye Alemayehu
dc.contributor.authorWoldearegay, Kifle
dc.contributor.authorDeligianni, Anastasia
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-14T18:45:31Z
dc.date.available2021-06-14T18:45:31Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-14
dc.description.abstractRoads and water are generally seen as enemies, with water responsible for most of the damage to roads, and roads being a major cause of problems such as erosion, waterlogging, flooding, and dust storms. This tension, however, can be reversed. The concept of Green Roads for Water (also known as “Green Roads” or “roads for water”) places roads in the service of water and landscape management and climate resilience without sacrificing or diminishing their transport functions. With global investment in roads of US$1–US$2 trillion per year, plus maintenance costs, the widespread adoption of Green Roads approaches can leverage investment at a transformative scale, making road development and maintenance a vital tool for achieving climate resilience, water security, and productive use of natural resources. Green Roads for Water: Guidelines for Road Infrastructure in Support of Water Management and Climate Resilience provides strategies to use roads for beneficial water management tailored to diverse landscapes and climates, including watershed areas, semiarid climates, coastal lowlands, mountainous areas, and floodplains. The underlying premise of Green Roads is therefore quite simple: designing roads to fit their natural and anthropomorphic contexts; minimize externalities; and balance preservation of the road, water resources, landscape, and soil resources will usually cost less than traditional protective resilience approaches and will produce more sustainable overall outcomes.en
dc.identifierhttps://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/102951623742853259/green-roads-for-water-guidelines-for-road-infrastructure-in-support-of-water-management-and-climate-resilience
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-1677-2
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4648-1677-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35752
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Development in Focus;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectROAD MAINTENANCE
dc.subjectROAD DESIGN
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESILIENCE
dc.titleGreen Roads for Wateren
dc.title.subtitleGuidelines for Road Infrastructure in Support of Water Management and Climate Resilienceen
dc.typeBooken
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okr.date.disclosure2021-06-14
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.guid102951623742853259
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-1677-2
okr.identifier.report160360
okr.language.supporteden
okr.topicTransport::Roads & Highways
okr.topicEnvironment::Adaptation to Climate Change
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change and Environment
okr.topicEnvironment::Sustainable Land Management
okr.topicEnvironment::Water Resources Management
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Roads & Transport
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