Assessing and managing the ecological impacts of paved roads / Committee on Ecological Impacts of Road Density, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council.

Includes bibliographical references.

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1. Introduction -- 2. History and status of the U.S. road system -- 3. Effects of roads on ecological conditions -- 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 -- App. A. Biographical information on committee members -- App. B. Spatial scale of road effects on ecological conditions : annotated bibliography -- App. C. Congressional declaration of national environmental policy, National Environmental Policy Act of 1969