Railway Infrastructure in the Podlaskie Voivodeship – Environmental Aspects of Development of the Rail Baltica Rail Line Cover Image

Infrastruktura kolejowa w województwie podlaskim – aspekty ekologiczne rozwoju linii kolejowej Rail Baltica
Railway Infrastructure in the Podlaskie Voivodeship – Environmental Aspects of Development of the Rail Baltica Rail Line

Author(s): Anna Busłowska
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Political Ecology
Published by: Instytut Badań Rynku, Konsumpcji i Koniunktur
Keywords: railway transport; environment; Rail Baltica; Podlaskie Voivodeship;

Summary/Abstract: The transport activity has a significant impact on the environment. Particularly this impact concerns air, water and soil pollution, excessive noise and vibration, and transport accidents. This article concerns transport external costs on the example of the railway Rail Baltica in the region of Podlasie. An aim of the article is to seek answers to the question of whether and how the development of the railway network in the Podlasie region affects the natural environment of that region.

  • Issue Year: 1/2013
  • Issue No: 6A
  • Page Range: 354-362
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish