Reducing the Global Environmental Impacts of Rapid Infrastructure Expansion

We are living in the most explosive era of infrastructure expansion in human history, which often has serious direct and indirect environmental impacts. The authors of the paper, “Reducing the Global Environmental Impacts of Rapid Infrastructure Expansion,” highlight nine issues that should be considered by project proponents to better evaluate and limit the environmental risks of such developments. We find out more from lead author of the paper, Dr. William Laurance, a Distinguished Research Professor at James Cook University and Director of the Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science.