title: Reducing the global environmental impacts of rapid infrastructure expansion.
abstract: Infrastructures, such as roads, mines, and hydroelectric dams, are proliferating explosively. Often, this has serious direct and indirect environmental impacts. We highlight nine issues that should be considered by project proponents to better evaluate and limit the environmental risks of such developments.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science, and College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland 4878, Australia. Electronic address: bill.laurance@jcu.edu.au.
authors.forename: William F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Laurance
authors.affiliation: PCS Environmental and Social Impacts, A. Van Burenlaan 54, 2012 SM Haarlem, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peletier-Jellema
authors.affiliation: WWF-Netherlands, Driebergseweg 10, 3708 JB Zeist, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Geenen
authors.affiliation: WWF-Netherlands, Driebergseweg 10, 3708 JB Zeist, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Harko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koster
authors.affiliation: Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Pita
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verweij
authors.affiliation: Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation, Roetersstraat 33, 1018 WB Amsterdam, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Pitou
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Dijck
authors.affiliation: Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Lovejoy
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Downing Place, Cambridge CB2 3EN, UK.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schleicher
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marijke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Kuijk
mesh_terms: D004777:Environment; D019550:Environmental Medicine / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D014943:Global Health / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D011210:Power Plants; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors