Degradation of natural habitats by roads: Comparing land-take and noise effect zone

Madadi, Hossein; Moradi, Hossein; Soffianian, Alireza; Salmanmahiny, Abdolrassoul; Senn, Josef; Geneletti, Davide

doi:10.1016/j.eiar.2017.05.003

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“…Urban development decreases forest and agricultural areas (Geneletti et al, 2017), which reduces ecosystem benefits (Foley et al, 2005) due to soil sealing and alteration of soil properties (Pistocchi et al, 2015;Scalenghe & Marsan, 2009). Urban development fragments landscapes and leads to a loss of connectivity between habitats (Haddad et al, 2015;Madadi et al, 2017;Vergnes et al, 2012). These changes have marked effects on multiple ecosystem services linked to air and water quality (Cariolet et al, 2018;Doni et al, 2018;Jiang et al, 2018;Khan et al, 2018;Latif et al, 2018;Maurer et al, 2019), biodiversity (Guilland et al, 2018;McKinney, 2008;Pouyat et al, 2010) and human health and well-being (Das et al, 2018;Halonen et al, 2015;Säumel et al, 2012).…”

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Constructed Technosols are key to the sustainable development of urban green infrastructure

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Abstract. With the rise in urban population comes a demand for solutions to offset environmental problems caused by urbanization. Green infrastructure (GI) refers to engineered features that provide multi-ecological functions in urban spaces. Soils are a fundamental component of GI, playing key roles in supporting plant growth, infiltration, and biological activities that contribute to maintenance of air and water quality. However, urban soils are often physically, chemically or biologically unsuitable for use in GI features. Constructed Technosols (CT), consisting of mixtures of organic and mineral waste, are man-made soils designed to meet specific requirements and have great potential for use in GI. This review covers (1) current methods to create CT adapted for various GI designs and (2) published examples where CT have been used in GI. We address the main steps for building CT, the materials and which formulae that should be used to design functional CT, and the technical constraints to using CT for applications in parks, streetside trees, stormwater management, urban farming, and abandoned land. The analysis suggests that the composition and structure of CT should and can be adapted to available wastes and by-products and to future land use and environmental conditions. CT have a high potential to provide multiple soil functions in diverse situations and to contribute to greening efforts in cities (and beyond) across the world.

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Section: Environmental Issues In Urban Areasmentioning

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Constructed Technosols are key to the sustainable development of urban green infrastructure

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“…Species tend to respond differently to noise pollution [6,7]. The primary response is abandoning noise-affected habitats [8][9][10] resulting in species' habitatuse pattern different from those before noise pollution [11]. Other species, however, may stay in noise-affected habitats, tolerating adverse physiological and behavioral impacts [6].…”

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“…As one of the most important infrastructures for transporting persons and goods, roads are a major source of noise pollution in natural areas [8][9][10]. Worldwide projections suggest that the total road length will grow by 60% between 2010 and 2050, of which around 90% will take place in developing countries [16,17].…”

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“…Worldwide projections suggest that the total road length will grow by 60% between 2010 and 2050, of which around 90% will take place in developing countries [16,17]. Roads penetrating into protected areas are a major proximate driver for structural habitat loss and fragmentation [10,18]. The severity of these effects becomes even greater when focusing on road-induced noise pollution instead of land-take (i.e., functional habitat loss and fragmentation) [10,17,19,20].…”

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“…Roads penetrating into protected areas are a major proximate driver for structural habitat loss and fragmentation [10,18]. The severity of these effects becomes even greater when focusing on road-induced noise pollution instead of land-take (i.e., functional habitat loss and fragmentation) [10,17,19,20]. Road construction within Iranian protected areas has led to serious concerns about endangering integrity and resilience of natural ecosystems.…”

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Identifying noise disturbance by roads on wildlife: a case study in central Iran

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Noise is a spatially extensive pollutant with recognized impacts on habitats and wildlife species. Expansion of roads into protected areas and wild places is contemplated as a major source of noise pollution whose measurement can shed light on the impacts of road traffic noise pollution on habitats and species. In this research, the SPreAD-GIS was employed to model road traffic noise propagation in Mouteh Wildlife Refuge, central Iran, independently for cold (winter and autumn) and warm (summer and spring) seasons. The MaxEnt model was also used to characterize the potential suitability of habitat for Persian gazelle. Finally, the noise-affected habitats were identified using the overlay method. According to the results, 53,461 ha of the wildlife refuge was characterized as highly suitable habitats, of which noise-affected areas accounted for 1522 ha (283 ha with a high noise level) during the cold seasons and 1159.8 ha (246 ha with a high noise level) during the warm seasons of the year. Field surveys showed that most populations responded to noise pollution by preserving distance from high-level noise (40 dB <) regions, indicating that high-level noise-affected habitats of Persian gazelle have been functionally lost. This study indicated that the identification of the affected habitats and populations through modeling can be an appropriate and cost-effective means to determine the primary species response to traffic noise and minimize its adverse impacts for sustainably managing wildlife populations.

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The road to success and the fences to be crossed: considering multiple infrastructure in landscape connectivity modelling

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Linear infrastructure represent a barrier to movement for many species, reducing the connectivity of the landscapes in which they reside. Of all linear infrastructure, roads and fences are two of the most ubiquitous, and are understood to reduce landscape connectivity for wildlife. However, what is often neglected consideration is a holistic approach of modelling the effects of multiple types of linear infrastructure simultaneously. Few studies have examined this, typically assessing the impacts of a singular kind of infrastructure on landscape connectivity. Therefore, the aim of this study is to address the relative importance of considering multiple kinds of linear infrastructure in landscape connectivity modelling. We utilised presence data of red deer Cervus elaphus and wild boar Sus scrofa in Doñana Biosphere Reserve (Spain) to generate a sequential approach of scenarios of landscape connectivity; firstly only with environmental variables, secondly with roads as the sole infrastructure, thirdly with the addition of fences, and finally with the further addition of fences and wildlife road‐crossing structures. We found that the connectivity of the landscape was greatly affected by the addition of fences and wildlife road‐crossing structures in both species, with fences in particular causing considerable alterations to estimated movement pathways. Our finding impresses a need to consider multiple different types of linear infrastructure when modelling landscape connectivity to enable a more realistic view of wildlife movement and inform mitigation and conservation measures more accurately.

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Degradation of natural habitats by roads: Comparing land-take and noise effect zone

Cited by 39 publications

References 31 publications

Constructed Technosols are key to the sustainable development of urban green infrastructure

Constructed Technosols are key to the sustainable development of urban green infrastructure

Identifying noise disturbance by roads on wildlife: a case study in central Iran

The road to success and the fences to be crossed: considering multiple infrastructure in landscape connectivity modelling

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