Colegio de Ingenieros Civiles de Costa Rica
Inženjerska komora Crne Gore
Roads 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
Green Roads for Water: Guidelines for Road Infrastructure in Support of Water Management and Climate Resilience , prepared by the WB Group, 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 ba
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Colegio de Ingenieros Civiles de Costa Rica
Inženjerska komora Crne Gore