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Promoting Ecological Solutions for Sustainable Infrastructure by Anders Sjölund; Yannick Autret; Marita Boettcher; Julie de Bouville; Lazaros E. Georgiadis; Elke Hahn; Agnès Hallosserie; Adam Hofland; Jean-François Lesigne; Antonio Mira; Charlotte Navarro; Carme Rosell; Tony Sangwine; Andreas Seiler; Paul Wagner is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.

Linear infrastructure networks such as roads, railways, navigation and irrigation canals, and power lines have grown exponentially since the mid-20th century. Most of these networks built before the 1990s have a significant impact on the environment. While there is no doubt that humanity needs infrastructure to ensure safe, secure and sufficient access to food, water and energy, it is essential to prevent the loss of biodiversity and ecosystems which are also at the basis of the provision of such fundamental services. Those complex, interconnected issues cannot be tackled without research and innovation, both in the fields of biodiversity and of infrastructure. IENE (Infrastructure Ecology Network Europe) was set up in 1996 to meet this need. Its mission is to promote the exchange of knowledge, experience and best practice in safe and sustainable pan-European transport infrastructure. With a status of an association today, this independent network has more than 400 members consisting of researchers, engineers, decision makers and infrastructure operators. IENE functions as an international and interdisciplinary forum. It supports cross-border cooperation in research, mitigation, pl

Author

Anders Sjölund; Yannick Autret; Marita Boettcher; Julie de Bouville; Lazaros E. Georgiadis; Elke Hahn; Agnès Hallosserie; Adam Hofland; Jean-François Lesigne; Antonio Mira; Charlotte Navarro; Carme Rosell; Tony Sangwine; Andreas Seiler; Paul Wagner

Publisher

Pensoft Publishers

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)