Examining the Externalities of Highway Capacity Expansions in California: An Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Using Remote Sensing Technology [Research Brief]

Details

• Creators:
  Alexander, Serena ; Yang, Bo ; Hussey, Owen ; Hicks, Derek
• Corporate Creators:
  San Jose State University. College of Business. Mineta Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  State of California SB1 2017/2018, Trustees of the California State University Sponsored Programs Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Land use
  • Environmental impacts
  • Remote sensing
  • Highway capacity
  • Analysis
  • Literature reviews Land use and land cover
  • Highway expansion
  • California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
• Publication/ Report Number:
  2251
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  California;United States
• Edition:
  Research Brief
• Corporate Publisher:
  San Jose State University. College of Business. Mineta Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  The goal of this research was to explore the use of satellite remote sensing data to help modernize and expedite current environmental review practices for transportation infrastructure projects.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73063/dot_73063_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 758.23 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:70be27de4a27172a313baff5eaae3c046aba376c4ff7d029de025815d4e99ed24a3a370d795f00e978226e250a07cae24cb2b6769640ce0c0f53572b381816ef