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9 This chapter defines sustainability, describes its characteristics, and discusses major trends in highway construction sustainability thought and practice. It gives the practical background necessary to understand, communicate, implement, and evaluate sustainable highway construction practices.
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10 Sustainable Highway Construction Guidebook 2.1.2 Sustainability in a Broader Sense Sustainability, the idea that humans can and should live in harmony with nature, is a common theme throughout recorded history. While most civilizations, ancient and modern, have recorded eloquent expressions of this idea, achieving it in modern times has been problematic.
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Background 11 • Energy consumption. Highways take energy to construct, maintain, rehabilitate, and recycle.
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12 Sustainable Highway Construction Guidebook • Sustainability goes beyond the bare minimum. Regulations and standard practice are the bare minimum.
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Background 13 • There is no leading entity in highway sustainability. None was identified in the literature review, survey, interviews, or workshop.
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14 Sustainable Highway Construction Guidebook not tolerated by the public and also overriding legal concerns. Thus, owners tend to require extensive testing, trials, and even guarantees before implementation, all of which contribute to reduced failure rates.
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