Qian / Tang / Zhang The Environment and Landscape in Motorway Design

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-33294-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 384 Seiten, E-Book

The construction and operation of highways has a significantimpact on the environment. While such impact is impossible toavoid, modern highways are constructed and landscaped to minimisethese impacts as far as possible. Good landscaping minimisesthe impact on those living or working close to the highway, whileat the same time regenerating the natural landscape disturbedduringconstruction.
Using as its background the successful landscape design of theNanjing-Hangzhou Expressway in Jiangsu Province, China, whichopened to traffic in 2007, Highway Landscape Design includesreference to all aspects of the landscaping of highways, includinginterchanges, embankments, central reservations, bridges, serviceand toll station areas, and drainage systems. Appropriateconsideration is given to the negative impact on the surroundingenvironment during the process of construction and it discusses theecological evaluation and conservation strategy for the highwayroute. China is in some respects at the forefront of highwaylandscape design as a result of rapid growth and developmentcoupled with the financial resources to implement majorinfrastructure works, and the concepts, technologies and methodsdeveloped for this Expressway provide valuable experience forsustainable development strategies for suchinfrastructure.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Qian, Guochao

Tang, Shuyu

Zhang, Min

Jing, Chun

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Authors vii
Introduction 1
1 Impact of Motorway Construction on the EnvironmentalLandscape and Protection Countermeasures 11
1.1 Impact on the natural environment 11
1.2 Impact on history, culture and scenery 18
1.3 Pollution of the surrounding environment 19
1.4 Impact on public activities and production 21
1.5 Landscape protection countermeasures and measures 22
2 Environmental Landscape Design of Filled and ExcavatedSections 32
2.1 Concept 32
2.2 Classification of the side slope 34
2.3 Functions of planting vegetation on the slope 34
2.4 Habitat conditions on the slope 40
2.5 Slope landscape design 40
2.6 Landscape design types 41
2.7 Selection of green plants for the slope 59
2.8 Remaking of the rocky cut slope 60
2.9 Slope greening and construction technologies 66
3 Interchange Environmental Landscape Design 82
3.1 Concept 82
3.2 Landscape design objectives 82
3.3 Creative landscape design 86
3.4 Main types of landscapes 87
3.5 Design features of interchanges on the Nanjing-Hangzhoumotorway 94
4 Environmental Landscape Design of the Central Reservation121
4.1 Definition 121
4.2 Functions 121
4.3 Landscape design 126
4.4 Design pattern 141
4.5 Landscape design and analysis of the central reservation ofthe Nanjing-Hangzhou motorway 149
5 Environmental Landscape Design of Service Areas and TollStations 159
5.1 General 159
5.2 Building works and the 'Pearl Necklace' conceptof the Nanjing-Hangzhou motorway 163
6 Environmental Landscape Design of Bridges and Structures191
6.1 Essential characteristics of bridges 191
6.2 Coordination between bridges and the environment 192
6.3 Analysis of examples of bridges along the Nanjing-Hangzhoumotorway 220
7 Environmental Landscape Design along theNanjing-HangzhouMotorway 236
7.1 Design techniques 236
7.2 Hotspot sections along the Nanjing-Hangzhou motorway 236
8 Environmental Landscape Design of Drainage Systems245
8.1 General requirements of motorway drainage systems 245
8.2 Consistency of design concepts and drainage system 246
8.3 Innovation in the drainage system of the Nanjing-Hangzhoumotorway 246
9 Ecological Evaluation of Motorway Green Space Systems264
9.1 Green space system of the Luojiabian Interchange Area264
9.2 Analysis of characteristics of green plant communities ontypical sections 275
9.3 Green space system of slopes of typical sections 290
10 Vegetation Types and Available Plant Resources along theNanjing-HangzhouMotorway 297
10.1 Vegetation in Lishui and Nanjing 297
10.2 Vegetation in Liyang and Yixing 299
10.3 Exploitable plant resources 302
Appendix 10.A Plant Species Adapted to Motorways in JiangsuProvince 321
11 Green Landscape Design of the Nanjing-HangzhouMotorway(Phase II) 326
11.1 Project overview 326
11.2 Design principles 326
11.3 The details of green landscape design of theNanjing-Hangzhou motorway (phase II) 328
11.4 Conclusion 349
References 351
Further Reading 353
Index 361

Über Autor(innen)

Qian Guochao is a Senior Engineer and Deputy Director of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Transportation.
Tang Shuyu is a Researcher in the Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Chief Engineer of Nanjing Botanical Gardens.
Zhao Min is a Senior Engineer and Project Department Director in the Jiangsu Provincial Expressway Construction Headquarters.
Jing Chun is a Senior Engineer in the Jiangsu Provincial Expressway Construction Headquarters.