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Title	Low-volume road engineering : Best Management Practices : Field Guide
Record ID	24650
Personal Name Creator	Keller, Gordon; Sherar, James
Corporate Contributor	Forest Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture); US Agency for International Development (USAID); Conservation Management Institute
Publication Date	20030700
Abstract	Improperly constructed roads can negatively impact everything from terrestrial plant populations and soil conservation efforts to water quality and populations of aquatic organisms in receiving waters. This Low-Volume Roads Engineering Best Management Practices Field Guide is intended to provide an overview of the key planning, location, design, construction, and maintenance aspects of roads that can cause adverse environmental impacts and to list key ways to prevent those impacts. Best Management Practices are general techniques or design practices that, when applied and adapted to fit site-specific conditions, will prevent or reduce pollution and maintain water quality. Fortunately, most of these Best Management Practices are also sound engineering practices and ones that are cost-effective by preventing failures and reducing maintenance needs and repair costs. Also keep in mind that best is relative and so appropriate practices depend to some degree upon the location or country, degree of need for improvements, and upon local laws and regulations. Best practices are also constantly evolving with time. This guide tries to address most basic roads issues in as simple a manner as possible. Additional information on how to do the work is found in other Selected References, such as the Minimum Impact Low-Volume Roads Manual. xxiv, 158 p. : ill.
TRT Terms	Low volume roads ; Maintenance management ; Design practices ; Best practices
General Subjects	Low impact roads
Classification	NTL - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION - Construction and Maintenance; AGR - INFRASTRUCTURE - Rural Roads
TRIS Online Accession No	00970436
Resource type	Manual
URL	http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/24000/24600/24650/Index_BMP_Field_Guide.htm
Format	PDF
Language:	English
Database	NTL Digital Repository

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