An urban business area is the commercial and business center of a city. The urban business area also known as central business district (CBD) often coincides with the “city centre” or “downtown”, but the two concepts are separate: many cities have a central business district located away from its commercial or cultural city centre or […]
Highway development most direct effect on ecosystems is the destruction of a natural habitat through its “conversion” to a transportation land use or “right-of-way”. Although natural vegetation may be preserved within the right-of-way, the original natural characteristics of the land are eliminated within the paved area and adjacent roadsides. The clearing of vegetation (trees, shrubs, grasses) […]