Environmental aspects of transport for natural resource development. Paper presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board HRB, Washington, D.C., January 1972.

The environmental problems of transport for natural resources development and utilization are highly varied, widespread, and far-reaching. To deal with the various problems, it is necessary to undertake appropriate transport planning from the point of view of environmental quality. It is suggested that research studies be undertaken in three areas.