... current...
Public Transportation's Role in Addressing Global ClimateChange March 25, 2009
TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Results Digest 89: Public Transportation’s Role in Addressing Global ClimateChange provides an overview of an International Transit ...
... short-term events and long-term stressors, including climatechange. The frequency and severity of damaging weather events, sea level rise, wildfires, and other climate impacts are forcing state governments to seek more ...
... face adverse impacts from extreme weather and other climate events. Projections suggest this trend will continue. Impacts to transportation infrastructure from such events can cause immediate or longer-term changes in the way people use local infrastructure and ...
... the impacts of major global trends, such as climatechange, changes in the cost of fuels, and new ... to each of the following projects: (1) Potential Changes in Goods Movement and ... Change on Transportation Infrastructure and Operations, and Adaptation ...
... others who need to integrate current and projected climatechange-related risks into airport management systems and planning. The goal is to enable airports of all sizes, types, and geographic locations to ... of climatechange, including extreme weather events, and to minimize ...
... investments and improvements are resilient to impacts from climatechange and extreme weather events; however, methods and procedures ... to improve resilience to long-term impacts of climatechange and extreme weather events. This research should recognize, ...
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Transportation Research Programs to Address Energy and ClimateChange
[ NCHRP 08-36 (Research for the AASHTO Standing Committee on Planning) ]
Project Data
... Research Program for Mitigating and Adapting to ClimateChange and Consserving Energy. The report is available ...
... and Local Government Policy Approaches to Transportation and ClimateChange
[ NCHRP 08-36 (Research for the AASHTO Standing ... stave off the most severe impacts of global climatechange. In the United States, the transportation sector accounts ...
... plans and programs, changes in regulatory requirements, or changes required ... climatechange, sustainability, and livability are anticipated. AASHTO's ...
... neighborhood preservation, and increased value of transportation assets. Climatechange constitutes an emergent and critical area where agencies ...
... Compacted Bituminous Mixtures Subjected to Hot and Cold Climate Conditions") was designed to determine the moisture susceptibility ... of Water Sensitivity Tests," completed in 1999, recommended changes to AASHTO T283 to better accommodate its use ...
NCHRP 15-61 [Completed]
Applying ClimateChange Information to Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design of Transportation Infrastructure
Project Data
Funds:
$750,000
Funds Available:
$750,000
Research Agency:
Kilgore ...
... According to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on ClimateChange (IPCC), aviation activities affecting the atmosphere through the combustion of fuel are currently thought to contribute about 2 to 3 ... and sustainability concerns increasingly drive agendas. However, concern ...