The rapidly expanding network of roads into the Amazon is permanently altering the world’s largest tropical forest. Most proposed road projects lack rigorous impact assessments or even basic economic justification. This study analyzes the expected environmental, social and economic impacts of 75 road projects, totaling 12 thousand kilometers of planned...

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更好的人与环境亚马逊路网[环境科学]

迅速扩展的通往亚马逊的道路网络正在永久性地改变着世界上最大的热带森林。大多数拟议的公路项目缺乏严格的影响评估，甚至缺乏基本的经济依据。这项研究分析了75个公路项目的预期环境，社会和经济影响，规划的总里程为1.2万公里。