https://www.piarc.org/domains2027-10-04T00:00:00ZRSS feed by theme - Environmentwww.piarc.orghttps://www.piarc.org/tag:en,2027-10-04:430502027-10-04T00:00:00ZXXVIIIth World Road Congress(October 04-08, 2027) tag:en,2024-09-18:430362024-09-18T00:00:00ZEuropean Transport Conference 2024(September 18-20, 2024) tag:en,2024-09-16:414052024-09-16T00:00:00Z30th ITS World Congress(September 16-20, 2024) tag:en,2024-09-09:426062024-09-09T00:00:00ZIENE 2024(September 09-13, 2024) tag:en,2024-09-04:434602024-09-04T00:00:00Z5th International Conference on Highway Engineering(September 04-06, 2024) "Future-proofing roads for Asia and beyond"tag:en,2024-06-24:414162024-06-24T00:00:00ZIABMAS 2024(June 24-28, 2024) tag:en,2024-06-11:429512024-06-11T00:00:00ZVia Nordica 2024(June 11-13, 2024) tag:en,2024-04-19:427632024-04-19T00:00:00ZWTC 2024(April 19-25, 2024) tag:en,2024-04-15:427272024-04-15T00:00:00ZTRA (Transport Research Arena) 2024(April 15-18, 2024) tag:en,2024-03-25:438192024-03-25T00:00:00ZLow Emission Zones – Planning and Implementation - A PIARC Briefing NoteAir pollution problems are often observed in the roadside areas of metropolitan regions, where a lot of emission sources such as factories, business offices, residential houses and vehicles accumulate. Increasing congestion in cities with no or limited restrictions on driving in urban areas is contributing to a number of social- and health-related problems. Many countries are considering various types of restrictions on car traffic – especially in urban centers. The fastest-growing [...]tag:en,2024-03-25:437872024-03-25T00:00:00ZRoad Safety Audits Guidelines for Road Projects - A PIAC Technical ReportNew road projects are constantly being planned and implemented that do not fully exploit the possibility to improve road safety by better design. This can be because there is either a lack of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental issues or as a result of having to balance the various, often competing, interests involved. Transport efficiencies and requirements and economics of the project are often given highest priority, followed by environmental considerations, with safety being [...]tag:en,2024-03-25:437982024-03-25T00:00:00ZDisaster Management and Recovery Techniques for Road Administrators - Technical ReportRoad networks are one of the most important infrastructure elements that support all kinds of socio-economic activities. In the case of disasters, the role of a road network is more crucial. The purpose of road disaster management is to increase resilience of road networks, effectively and efficiently. Resilience of road networks include not only resilience of the network itself (e.g., planning and construction of alternative road network or alternative transportation) but resilience of road [...]tag:en,2024-03-25:438072024-03-25T00:00:00ZNear Road Air Quality - A PIARC Briefing Note“Air pollution problems are often observed in the roadside areas of metropolitan regions, where a lot of emission sources such as factories, business offices, residential houses and vehicles accumulate.Such air pollutions are caused by emissions of SO2, NO2, CO, HC, PM10, PM2.5 etc. which are designated as air pollutants in most countries across the world.In order to carry out air pollution abatement measures, we have long-term evaluation values and short-term evaluation values as regulation [...]tag:en,2024-03-25:437772024-03-25T00:00:00ZIntegration of New Technologies in Winter Service - A PIARC Technical ReportThe purpose of the technical committee PIARC is to share knowledge. The technical committee Winter Service has been handling new approaches that can help perform road maintenance in winter conditions more effectively, environment friendly and with focus on users’ needs. In the cycle 2012-2015 the final report “ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR DATA COLLECTION AND INFORMATION TO USERS AND OPERATORS” was devoted to mutual communication and its further development. The next cycle ended 2015-2019 [...]tag:en,2024-03-25:438392024-03-25T00:00:00ZRecommendations for the Development of an Earthworks Management System - Technical ReportThe management of road assets is becoming increasingly important in the current global context. Design, construction and maintenance are being adapted to improve and guarantee the durability of structures. The resilience of infrastructure to climate change is being sought. The priority objective is to avoid disorders that could jeopardise the operation and safety of road infrastructure. Technical reports on this subject have already been published on the PIARC website, and a Road Management [...]tag:en,2024-02-16:436082024-02-16T00:00:00ZExtended deadline! - PIARC Special Projects: Open calls for proposals(20 February 2024) PIARC is launching three calls for proposals for the special projects "Artificial Intelligence in the road sector", "Rapid Impact Assessment" and "Updates to the Road Safety Manual" to be implemented in 2024.tag:en,2024-01-30:435222024-01-30T00:00:00ZInnovations and Techniques - Application to Earth Structures in the Future - A PIARC technical ReportAs we move further into the 21st century, it is becoming increasingly more clear that climate change is the biggest concern that we must face. The effects of climate change, specifically the increasing frequency and intensity of natural hazards, are wreaking havoc on infrastructure, including earth structures, around the globe. The need for more resilient earth structures requires firm and bold action by owners, managers, stakeholders and the whole scientific community. The purpose of this [...]tag:en,2024-01-30:435322024-01-30T00:00:00ZModels for Sight Distance in Road Design - A Worldwide Comparison of Standards - A PIARC Technical ReportThis report is the second of two planned publications of PIARC Task Force 4.1 “Road Design Standards” in the period 2020 – 2023. PIARC considered the importance of comparing international road design standards to check their updated status and the degree of their readiness to face the forthcoming innovations in road mobility.The full report presents a review of selected models in the field of road design standards based on a literature review, which was the first publication of PIARC TASK [...]tag:en,2024-01-30:435432024-01-30T00:00:00ZMeasures for Improving Resilience of Road Network - Technical ReportTransportation infrastructure is vulnerable to threats such are natural and man-made hazards and each agency needs to improve their own ability to adequately and decisively respond to sudden and unforeseen challenges to infrastructure performance. It is pivotal for countries to learn from past experiences to form a shared view on possible future development of transportation networks and how to improve current management approaches to be flexible and adaptive to address future threats, which [...]tag:en,2024-01-19:433672024-01-19T00:00:00ZManaging Innovation in Transport Agencies - PIARC High Impact SummaryObjectivesPIARC commissioned TRL to undertake a
research project to identify the ways in which road and transport
agencies encourage and sustain innovation, and to identify any lessons
that may be learned from other sectors. Specific objectives included
identification of internal and external innovation encouragement
strategies, understanding of mechanisms to identify and implement and
sustain innovations. The project also sought to develop insights into
cultivating a culture of [...]tag:en,2023-05-02:410912023-05-02T00:00:00ZTwo days left to take advantage of the best rates for the World Road Congress!(2 May 2023) Register before 3 May to
benefit from the early bird rates.tag:en,2023-04-18:410942023-04-18T00:00:00ZLet’s meet in Tunis for our
Seminar “Resilient, sustainable and safe rural roads & earth
structures for a better future”!(18 April 2023) Only two weeks left to register for our International Seminar on
resilience, sustainability and road safety in rural area.tag:en,2023-03-28:407852023-03-28T00:00:00ZOne week left to take advantage of the best rates for the World Road
Congress 2023!(28 March 2023) Register before 5 April to
benefit from the early bird rates.tag:en,2023-02-07:402432023-02-07T00:00:00ZWorld Road Congress 2023: registration is open!(7 February 2023) Prepare your visit to Prague (Czech
Republic), from 2 to 6 October 2023.tag:en,2023-01-19:401112023-01-19T00:00:00ZThere is still time, join our seminar on sustainability and risk management!(19 January 2023) Register for the International
Seminar “Sustainability and Disaster Management for Roads”, organised in Cancun
from 8 to 11 February.tag:en,2022-09-23:389972022-09-23T00:00:00ZHuge success of the call for
papers for the World Road Congress 2023!(23 September 2022) Start preparing your article now!tag:en,2022-09-13:389152022-09-13T00:00:00ZNeed advice to manage disasters on roads network? Discover
our new Manual!(13 September 2022) Access the
Disaster Management Manual now.tag:en,2022-07-19:379012022-07-19T00:00:00ZParticipate
in the call for papers of the World Road Congress 2023!(19 July 2022) As an expert of road
infrastructure and road transport, submit your abstract by August 26, 2022!tag:en,2022-07-07:371252022-07-07T00:00:00Z“Social equity and social accessibility” PIARC Special
Project: answer the call for proposals!(7 July 2022) NEW DEADLINE: Submit your proposal electronically in English by 19 August 2022.tag:en,2022-06-29:383232022-06-29T00:00:00ZJoin the 9th
Symposium on Pavement
Surface Characteristics in Milano, from 12 to 14 September 2022!(29 June 2022) Save the date and
take part in the 9th edition of SURF.tag:en,2022-06-22:382722022-06-22T00:00:00ZPIARC supports the High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on Global
Road Safety(22 June 2022) The UN General Assembly will hold a High-level Meeting in New York on June the 30th and July the 1st, 2022.tag:en,2022-06-20:381932022-06-20T00:00:00ZProject on Road Safety: call for proposals open!(20 June 2022) Contribute to
the Road Safety Knowledge Sharing and Dissemination Project by the 13th of July 2022.tag:en,2022-06-16:381912022-06-16T00:00:00ZAnswer these surveys on road noise, carbon neutrality
and road statistics!(16 June 2022) Help PIARC’s
Technical Committees in their research by answering their surveys as soon as
possible!tag:en,2022-06-09:381712022-06-09T00:00:00ZAre you interested in rural transit? Join PIARC’s Webinar " Rural roads, connectivity and accessibility for development"!(9 June 2022) Register to the International Seminar Online from 21 to 23 June, 2022!tag:en,2022-05-31:379172022-05-31T00:00:00ZPIARC active at the Annual Summit of the International
Forum of Transport (ITF)!(31 May 2022) PIARC was present
at the Annual Summit of the ITF, in Leipzig (Germany) from 18 to 20 May, 2022!tag:en,2022-05-30:379062022-05-30T00:00:00ZDo you want to know more about disaster management? Register for PIARC International Workshop "Road disaster management"(30 May 2022) Join PIARC
International Workshop organised with the Japanese National Committee in hybrid
format on June 30, 2022!tag:en,2022-05-05:378002022-05-05T00:00:00ZJoin the webinar on "Gender inclusion in the transport sector"!(5 May 2022) PIARC, ITF and TRB, big transport organisations with a global reach will
present different perspectives on working with gender inclusion in the
transport sector and discuss strategies and examples for more
inclusivity.tag:en,2022-03-22:373092022-03-22T00:00:00ZJoin
us and participate in the PIARC International Webinar “Measures to improve
resilience of road networks"(22 March 2022) Register
now to discover more about resilience and infrastructure failures through
theoretical knowledge and case studies.tag:en,2022-02-02:370242022-02-02T00:00:00ZAll you need to know about Autonomous Vehicles and Smart Roads! Check
out the latest issue of Routes/Roads magazine(2nd February 2022) The future of smart roads, safety and threats of
connected and automated vehicles or the transport infrastructure digitalization
are just some of the topics you will find in this new issuetag:en,2022-01-31:370132022-01-31T00:00:00ZIt’s
not too late! Register now to attend the XVI World Winter Service and Road
Resilience Congress virtually!(1st February 2022) More than 60 sessions
around the main themes of the congress: winter maintenance and resilience (in
all seasons) await you!tag:en,2022-01-28:369872022-01-28T00:00:00ZFruitful
discussions to review our progress during the Mid-Term Meeting(30th November to 3rd December 2021) Discussions
were very lively and enabled a great exchange of ideas and plans on a wide
diversity of issues.tag:en,2022-01-26:369472022-01-26T00:00:00ZPIARC launches a new call for proposals: special project on carbon
neutrality in the road sector. Get involved!(26 January 2022) The call
is now open! Submit your proposal electronically in English by 23 February 2022tag:en,2021-12-20:365902021-12-20T00:00:00ZBuilding together a more resilient path for 2022!(21st December 2021) PIARC concludes a year marked by cooperation and teamwork, which were
key to the success of the numerous activities that we organizedtag:en,2021-11-26:365062021-11-26T00:00:00ZRegister for
the XVI World Winter Service and Road Resilience Congress, a key event
in the road sector(26 November 2021) Check out the programme of sessions taking place during the five days of
our virtual Congress. You can also be part of this exciting event by exhibiting
or being a sponsor!tag:en,2021-11-10:364692021-11-10T00:00:00ZLearn about the impact of climate change on the road network by taking part in the International Seminar organized by UNRA and PIARC(10 November 2021) The seminar, which will take place online, presents keys to building resilience to the effects of climate change on road infrastructure, especially in low-income countriestag:en,2021-11-04:364572021-11-04T00:00:00ZBe part of it! We are waiting for your abstract to participate in the 7th Regional Conference for Africa and the PIARC International Seminar on Rural Roads and Road Safety(4 November 2021) Are you interested in the development of Africa's road infrastructure? Submit your 150-word proposal by November 30 and participate in this international eventtag:en,2021-11-03:364362021-11-03T00:00:00ZPIARC organizes a seminar to deepen
knowledge in "Innovative approaches for Asset Management Systems"(4 November 2021) Register and participate in this international seminar organized by PIARC which will address topics such as the digitization of road assets and the implementation of ISO 55001tag:en,2021-10-29:364162021-10-29T00:00:00ZTake part
on the third edition of PIARC webinar on Electric Road Systems !(29 October 2021) The
webinar, prepared with the assistance of Task Force 2.2 Electric Road Systems,
will be held on November 4 with a full program of international speakers. Do
not hesitate and register now !tag:en,2021-10-28:363942021-10-28T00:00:00ZAdapting
to new challenges! A PIARC seminar to explore road infrastructure resilience(28 October 2021) The seminar
"Resilience and Innovation in Earthworks" will take place
virtually from Sochi (Russia) from November 2 to 4. An opportunity to learn
about innovation proposals to cope with adversities in road infrastructure
construction.tag:en,2021-10-27:363852021-10-27T00:00:00ZClaude Van Rooten stresses the importance of roads as a key element for equality and accessibility during his participation in the Second World Conference on Sustainable Transport organised by the United Nations(15 October 2021, Beijing, China and online) The importance of roads for the development of rural areas, as well as the transformations that the sector is undergoing in order to reduce emissions were the central themes of a speech in a session entitled "Sustainable transport and regional development".