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Where to Draw the Line: Using GIS to Incorporate Environmental Data in Highway Placement Decisions

Record #:
15934
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Abstract:
The approval of thoroughfare plans for urban areas has far-reaching implications for policy and improvement. Technological advances, such as GIS, allow planners and local officials to make decisions about and determine the appropriate placement of proposed road systems and visualize the environmental and social impacts of the best routes.
Source:
Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 17 Issue 1, Spring 1991, p71-74, f