Environment Overview
Transport infrastructure and services have a significant impact on the local environment. The World Bank Handbook Roads and the Environment identifies the potential negative impact of roads on the environment, such as:
- soils
- water resources
- air quality
- flora and fauna
- communities and their economic activity
- impacts arising from land acquisition and resettlement
- indigenous peoples
- cultural heritage
- aesthetics and landscape
- noise levels
- human health and safety
Read more in the Environment and Climate Change Topic Information Sheet on Environment Overview
