Green Roads for Water

Culverts and climate

Frank van Steenbergen and Gordon Keller With more than 35 million kilometer of roads in the world, roads are a … Continued

Choking bridges: the death of tidal rivers

By Md. Saif Uddin, Lutfor Rahman and Frank van Steenbergen It is river but without water. Instead of water there … Continued

Unsavory roads

By: Frank van Steenbergen and Anastasia Deligianni See this, hear this: roads full of fumes and dust from three wheelers, … Continued

A visual journey through Green Road infrastructure in the Netherlands

By Ellie Yu, Gassimu Diallo, Miltiadis Vitsas and Anastasia Deligianni As our world grapples with the pressing need to combat … Continued

Leading the Green Way: highway developments in China

By Ellie Yu Road construction and transportation have a considerable environmental impact due to their extensive use of materials and … Continued

On the way to Green Roads in Asia

By Frank van Steenbergen The weight of the road sector in Asia is enormous. There were already 21 million kilometers … Continued

Hidden threat: heavy metal accumulation on agricultural land along highways

By Rukiye Oca (MetaMeta Anatolia) While mobility brings many goods, it also comes at a price. One such cost, often … Continued

Soil Pollution from Roads

By Ellie Yu (MetaMeta Research) Soil is a crucial resource for humans, providing a vital environment for plants to grow … Continued

Liberia: The Compelling Case for Water Management with Green Roads

By Taye Alemehayu (MetaMeta Research) This write-up makes the case to integrate the development of road with water and land … Continued

Green Roads for Water for building resilience against climate extremes: Case of Makueni County in Kenya

by Michael Maluki, Nancy Kadenyi and Faith Muchemi Introduction Entering Makueni county welcomes you to endless vast lands covered by … Continued

Flood-proofing the road network (4): The potential of causeways in ensuring accessibility of link roads in Pakistan

By Allah Bakhsh, Project Coordinator FBLN / SPO Pakistan, with input from Reinier Veldman (Program Manager, MetaMeta) Introduction Roads are … Continued

Flood-proofing the road network (3): roads for upland water retention in Pakistan

By Popi Michelogiannaki, Frank van Steenbergen, and Mohammed Umar Karim Water can be retained for a longer period in higher … Continued

Green Roads for Water

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