Defining Green Road Infrastructure Projects—A Critical Review

Peng Wu (), Bo Xia (), Xianbo Zhao () and Josua Pienaar ()
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Peng Wu: Central Queensland University
Bo Xia: Queensland University of Technology
Xianbo Zhao: Central Queensland University
Josua Pienaar: Central Queensland University

Chapter Chapter 11 in Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, 2015, pp 125-134 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Green infrastructure is considered as a strategic approach to address the ecological and social impacts of urban sprawl. The main elements of green infrastructure have been well established and include a series of multifunctional ecological systems, such as green urban space, green road infrastructure and the links between these systems. However, it should be noted that the elements of green road infrastructure have only been briefly mentioned in isolated life cycle stages, e.g. design, procurement, construction, maintenance and operation. The definition of green road infrastructure and the elements in green road infrastructure projects remain largely unknown. To explore the elements in green road infrastructure, a critical review was adopted. As the development of green road infrastructure projects is guided by rating systems, a comparison of three major green roads rating systems, including GreenroadsTM, EnvisionTM and Infrastructure Sustainability Rating Tool—IS, was conducted. The comparison reveals that green roads can be defined as road projects that have superior performance in economic, social and environmental sustainability. The sustainability features in green roads mainly include environmental sustainability, social sustainability, economic sustainability, quality, pavement technology and innovation. The results will contribute to an increased understanding of green roads and will be useful to improve the performance of road projects on these sustainability features.

Keywords: Green roads; Sustainable development; Sustainability features; Rating systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-46994-1_11

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