Briefing

Sensitive Areas factsheet

October 26, 2004

A factsheet giving an overview of the issues surrounding transport through sensitive areas and recommendations for European action.

Particularly sensitive areas, such as mountainous regions, wetlands or coastal zones, are extremely vulnerable to the impacts of transport.

The rapid increase of freight transport in Europe has seriously deteriorated air quality, caused widespread noise nuisance and the ever-increasing spread of transport infrastructure is a major threat to biodiversity.

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