Railway Ecology

Railway Ecology

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book provides a unique overview of the impacts of railways on biodiversity, integrating the existing knowledge on the ecological effects of railways on wildlife, identifying major knowledge gaps and research directions and presenting the emerg...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Rafael Barrientos (auth), Borda-de-Água, Luís. editor (editor), Barrientos, Rafael. editor, Beja, Pedro. editor, Pereira, Henrique Miguel. editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer Nature 2017
2017.
Edición:1st ed. 2017.
Materias:
Nature conservation.
Applied ecology.
Biodiversity.
Urban geography.
Environmental sciences.
Nature Conservation.
Applied Ecology.
Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).
Environmental Science and Engineering.
planning
carbon footprint
efficiency
biodiversity
environmental impacts of railways
engineering
animal casualties on rails
sustainability
landscape
transportation
wildlife
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009720367506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1
  • Introduction
  • 1. Railway Ecology
  • 2. Wildlife Mortality in Railways
  • 3. Railways as Barriers for Wildlife: Current Knowledge and Future Steps
  • Part 2. Introduction
  • Case Studies
  • Conclusions
  • What’s Next? Railway Ecology in the 21st Century.

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