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Assessing and Managing the Ecological Impacts of Paved Roads (Paperback)
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Assessing and Managing the Ecological Impacts of Paved Roads (Paperback)
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All phases of road development?from construction and use by
vehicles to maintenance?affect physical and chemical soil
conditions, water flow, and air and water quality, as well as
plants and animals. Roads and traffic can alter wildlife habitat,
cause vehicle-related mortality, impede animal migration, and
disperse nonnative pest species of plants and animals. Integrating
environmental considerations into all phases of transportation is
an important, evolving process. The increasing awareness of
environmental issues has made road development more complex and
controversial. Over the past two decades, the Federal Highway
Administration and state transportation agencies have increasingly
recognized the importance of the effects of transportation on the
natural environment. This report provides guidance on ways to
reconcile the different goals of road development and environmental
conservation. It identifies the ecological effects of roads that
can be evaluated in the planning, design, construction, and
maintenance of roads and offers several recommendations to help
better understand and manage ecological impacts of paved roads.
Table of Contents Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 History and
Status of the U.S. Road System 3 Effects of Roads on Ecological
Condiditons 4 Ameliorating the Effects of Roads 5 Legal Context for
Planning and Policy 6 Planning and Assessment 7 Integrating
Obstacles and Opportunities 8 Conclusions and Recommendations
References Appendix A: Biographical Information on Committee
Members Appendix B: Spatial Scale of Road Effects on Ecological
Conditions: Annotated Bibliography Appendix C: Congressional
Declaration of National Environmental Policy, National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
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