Case Studies
Sharing practical experiences.
Here you’ll find easy-to-read case studies of real-life projects and experiences from around the world to help you better plan, build and manage ecologically sustainable linear infrastructure. Case studies are written by practitioners working on road, rail, powerline and other linear infrastructure projects and showcase what worked, what failed and lessons learnt.
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Use of sensor cameras in detecting wildlife near railway lines to prevent Train-Wildlife Collision (TWC) in Tamil Nadu, India
With effective use of AI-based sensor camera technology - patented in the name ‘e-eye’, forest staff are proactively detecting the presence of wildlife near railway tracks and sharing this information with frontline railway staff in the real-time to prevent Train-Elephant Collisions. Tamil Nadu Forest Department who initiated this innovation is highly motivated in using this technology for reducing Wildlife-Vehicle Collision (WVC) along with minimizing Human-Wildlife Conflicts (HWC) in conflict prone areas.
Taking the landscape and the people seriously: Cooperation leads to multiple safe passages for wildlife in a suburban setting in Brisbane, Australia
What appeared to be an environmental disaster became a major achievement when community groups convinced a multinational road operator that a planned motorway upgrade offered an opportunity for reconnecting a severed landscape, with international recognition as one of the rewards.
Working Together Works: From conflict to cooperation in the Cascade Mountains, USA
The spectacular overpass over the I-90 in the Cascade Mountains near Seattle is one of the US’s most celebrated wildlife crossing structures. But it started with equally spectacular conflicts. How seemingly impossible differences were overcome provides hope and a way forward for similar projects.