This compendium of stewardship practices and procedures
is designed to have a broad range of uses by the practitioner.
It is anticipated that this material can be re-used
and easily re-formatted into the following products
that can be readily and practically applied by DOTs
to improve environmental performance. The primary purpose
of the project was to put the world of environmental
stewardship practices and resources within much easier
reach of the transportation professional. To help accomplish
this, links to useful existing resources are included
throughout the document. Practices and measures or
indicators are primarily listed in bullet format, for
easy use as checklists or in different stewardship
practice media. Material is presented electronically,
in Word, to facilitate re-use of the enclosed stewardship
practices as:
- A menu of management or environmental stewardship
practices.
- Short 1-2 page bulletins and tail-gate resources
for construction and maintenance staff.
- Manuals, handbooks, or guides a DOT can tailor
to their specific needs and requirements, or on specific
topics of interest or priority.
- Checklists for inspection, evaluation, or benchmarking
in various areas.
- Addition of environmental stewardship practices
to construction and maintenance activity manuals.
- Proactive environmental stewardship commitments
that a DOT may incorporate or include in activity
or project-specific permits or plans. As such, these
practices may serve as a starting point for internal
and external discussion.
- Newsletter articles or website overviews on environmental
stewardship topics for a DOT.
- On-line resource at AASHTO's Center for Environmental
Excellence, that can be used as a reference with regard
to:
- Environmental Stewardship― How to do DOT
work in environmentally sound ways.
- Innovation ― What's being done in specific
program areas and with reference to certain environmental
issue areas. What has been effective?
- Benchmarking ― What are others doing and
how do we compare?
- Sharing ideas and experience
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