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Technical Reports Environment

This page lists technical reports of PIARC in the field of environment. These publications are classified chronologically.

  • Social Resilience within Communities and Public Authorities for Extreme Weather - A PIARC Survey Report

    PIARC’s Technical Committee 1.5 -Disaster Management, has established a task related to the "Social Resilience within Communities and Public Authorities for Extreme Weather". This takes into account climate change issues and ways in which road administrations should manage disasters. It involves an engagement with worldwide road administrations to learn from global experience to promote knowledge sharing. As part of this research, an international survey was undertaken by TC 1.5- Working [...]

  • The Role of Innovative ITS Technologies In Transport Sustainability - A PIARC High Impact Summary

    Global transport systems face increasing pressure to decarbonise, improve equity, and enhance resilience. ITS play a pivotal role in this transition, offering data ‑ driven, digital solutions that support sustainable, efficient, and user ‑ centric mobility. This high ‑ impact summary synthesises global developments across Europe, North America, Asia ‑ Pacific, and emerging economies, highlighting practical applications, technological innovations, and systemic challenges in embedding [...]

  • Challenges In Resilience Building For Road Disaster Management Coordination And Cooperation In Different Regions - Summary of PIARC & REAAA Joint Session at the IARC Osaka Workshop, May 2025

    The international workshop was organized by the World Road Association (PIARC) through its Technical Committee 1.5, "Disaster Management," and the Japan Road Association (JARA). The Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia (REAAA) collaborated with the event through its Climate Change, Resilience, and Disaster Management Committee. The workshop theme was "Road Disaster Management: Enhancing Coordination, Cooperation, and Diversity". This event provided information on the latest disaster [...]

  • Measures for Reducing Carbon Footprint of Pavements - A PIARC Collection of Case Studies

    This report contains a collection of case studies on measures to reduce the carbon footprint of pavements, leveraging the collective expertise and efforts of the authors, including contributions from experts worldwide, including from low and middle-income countries. The case studies include the various stages of emissions of the materials across their life cycle, including the Product Stage (A1-A3), Construction Stage (A4-A5), Use Stage (B1-B7), End of Life Stage (C1-C4), and reuse, recovery [...]