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• Review of the growth and development of recycling in pavement construction

  

  This report presents an overview of the use of recycling techniques in pavement construction in many countries. It highlights the barriers to recycling and describes systems and approaches that assist in overcoming these barriers. The incentives that are discussed are related to client awareness, [...]

  • Date : 2008
  • Pages : 203
  • PIARC Ref. : 2008R05EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-205-9
• Road tunnels: a guide to optimising the air quality impact upon the environment

  

  Air quality has become a topic of concern in the planning, design and operation process of road tunnels. This is a state-of-the-art report on the knowledge and regulations in the field of road traffic impact on air quality. It also provides a detailed description of air quality optimization at tunnel [...]

  • Date : 2008
  • Pages : 179
  • PIARC Ref. : 2008R04EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-204-0
• CD-ROUTE

  Minimum Equipment Required CD-ROUTE can be used on PC (386 at least, Windows 3.1, 95 & NT) and Macintosh® (68020 at least), Power Mac®, Mac OS version 7. Minimum equipment required: 16 Mo RAM, a hard disk and a 14'' colour screen (256 colours or more). The program is very easy to install. [...]

  • Date : 2000
  • PIARC Ref. : CD-ROUTEEN
• How to apply the concepts of sustainable development to transport?

  

  This report has been produced by Technical Committee C2.1. Sustainable Development and Road Transport and provides an analysis of "How to apply the concepts of Sustainable Development to Transport?" from the approaches implemented in a few cases - either policies, programmes or projects. These cases [...]

  • Date : 2007
  • Pages : 127
  • PIARC Ref. : 2007R08EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-198-2
• Modelling Road User and Environmental Effects in HDM-4

  This document is the seventh volume in the series of seven volumes of HDM-4 documentation. It covers modelling road user and environmental effects (RUEE). The report presents an overview of how they are introduced in studies and describes representative vehicles. The second section deals with road [...]

  • Date : 2004
  • Pages : 412
  • PIARC Ref. : HDM4-Volume7EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-103-6
• Impacts of road construction and maintenance activities on road users and the adjacent land use

  

  This technical report synthesizes information on techniques to reduce the impact of road construction, rehabilitation and maintenance activities on road users (driving public and construction workers) and the adjacent land use (homeowners, businesses, etc.). The study included a survey to collect [...]

  • Date : 2007
  • Pages : 133
  • PIARC Ref. : 2007R05EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-194-X
• Survey of focused funding of environmental mitigation

  

  Concerns about environmental quality, social equity and economic vitality have converged to produce a growing interest in the concept of sustainable development. Efforts are being made all over the world to increase the sustainability of development patterns and road transport. In countries throughout [...]

  • Date : 2007
  • Pages : 35
  • PIARC Ref. : 2007R03EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-191-5
• Social and environmental approaches to sustainable transport infrastructures

  

  Based on a survey performed in different countries facing various economic development contexts and on case studies, this report studies: how is sustainable development dealt with in politics, planning, strategy and operation; what are the methods, targets and criteria used to assess sustainability; [...]

  • Date : 2007
  • Pages : 124
  • PIARC Ref. : 2007R01EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-190-7
• A Conceptual Performance Indicator Framework for the Road Sector

  

  This paper deals with two strategic themes that the PIARC committee C15 on the Performance of Road Administrations was given to examine, namely: to propose an effective performance management framework and to identify internationally comparable measures of performance of the road system and road administrations. [...]

  • Date : 2004
  • Pages : 80
  • PIARC Ref. : 15.07.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-171-0
• CD-7802 - Pavement Recycling (Guidelines)

  This document, realised by the PIARC Technical Committee on Road Pavements (C7/8), is avaible only on CD-ROM. It contains three different guidelines: cold in place recycling of pavements with cement, cold in place recycling of pavements with bitumen emulsion or foamed bitumen, and hot mix [...]

  • Date : 2003
  • Pages : 160
  • PIARC Ref. : 78.02.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-153-2
• Decision-Making Processes in the Implementation of Sustainable Road Policies

  

  Investment and policy decisions in road transport infrastructure are often significant decisions in the life of governments and communities because of the large amounts of money involved and the impact that the construction and operation of the infrastructure can have on stakeholders, communities and [...]

  • Date : 2003
  • Pages : 144
  • PIARC Ref. : 14.04.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-148-6
• Development of tools for Performance Measurement

  This report constitutes the synthesis of the work carried out by the C15 PIARC Committee on the theme: "Development of Performance Measuring Tools". It aims at showing the principal performance indicators used in the PIARC countries and the use which can be made of them in order to improve the efficiency [...]

  • Date : 1999
  • Pages : 92
  • PIARC Ref. : 15.02.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-054-4
• Efficient Allocation of Financial and Budgetary Resources

  This report covers the work of PIARC Committee C15 on Performance of Road Administrations (C15) on efficient allocation of financial and budgetary resources. An evaluation of the efficiency of existing systems and economic appraisal methods to allocate financial and budgetary resources and a comparison [...]

  • Date : 2000
  • Pages : 120
  • PIARC Ref. : 15.03.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-123-0
• Environment and Construction of Road Projects

  One work area of the PIARC Committee on the Environment concerns the consequences of the construction of road projects. In July 1997, an inquiry was sent to all PIARC member countries. It dealt with the five major topics identified by the Working Group: soil and water protection; how to deal with contaminated [...]

  • Date : 2000
  • Pages : 80
  • PIARC Ref. : 14.03.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-122-2
• Environmental and Health Aspects Related to Working with Bituminous Mixtures

  This report describes the arrangements made to limit the impact of dust and gaseous emissions in particular, both at the production and laying stage of bituminous mixtures. It also reviews the state of the art in the evaluation of health risks to workers on paver, with emphasis on the large difference [...]

  • Date : 1995
  • Pages : 32
  • PIARC Ref. : 08.04.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-032-3
• Environmental Impact of Existing Pavements

  The management of negative consequences such as the deterioration of the living environment, road hazard, energy consumption, air pollution, noise, biotope modification and road congestion are today's major challenges. We often talk about the long term but work on a short-term basis without any realistically-targeted, [...]

  • Date : 2000
  • Pages : 136
  • PIARC Ref. : 14.02.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-121-4
• Evaluation and Limitation of Impacts social and environmental for Road Networks and Transport Policies

  

  One work area of the PIARC Committee 14 on "Sustainable development and Road Transport" concerns the evaluation and limitation of impacts of road networks and transport policies. The Road is life (Via Vita). This are the words contained in the logo of the World Road Association established in 1909. [...]

  • Date : 2004
  • Pages : 274
  • PIARC Ref. : 14.05.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-163-X
• Internal Performance Improvement of Road Administrations

  

  This report sets out a framework for international collaboration in relation to performance improvement of Road Administrations. It develops the background for a dossier of best practice summaries linked to characteristics of country situations so that it will be practicable for the information to be [...]

  • Date : 2003
  • Pages : 80
  • PIARC Ref. : 15.06.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-151-6
• Methods to Obtain Public Participation in Road Project Development

  

  Informing and consulting the public in the development of major highway projects are important issues for decision-makers and can pose major challenges. This report summarizes some countries' requirements and practices for public participation. It also contains a brief description of several techniques [...]

  • Date : 2000
  • Pages : 60
  • PIARC Ref. : 04.05.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-132-X
• Pollution by Nitrogen Dioxide in Road Tunnels

  

  This report has been prepared by the PIARC Committee on Road Tunnel Operation (C5) working group n° 2 devoted to Pollution, Ventilation and Environment. Awareness of the problem raised by nitrogen oxides in urban environment which came up following pollution phenomena (e.g. in London in 1952) has [...]

  • Date : 2000
  • Pages : 48
  • PIARC Ref. : 05.09.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-127-3
• Procurement of Works, Goods and Services by Road Administrations

  

  This report sets out a framework for international collaboration on improving procurement of works, goods and services by Road Administrations. It develops the background for a dossier of best practice summaries linked to road network and organizational characteristics so that the information can be [...]

  • Date : 2003
  • Pages : 96
  • PIARC Ref. : 15.05.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-143-5
• Quality systems and improved performance

  The initial discussions of working group of the PIARC Technical Committee on Performance of Road Administrations (C15) on quality systems indicated that they were being used by road administrations to improve management at both the organisational and project level. The working group developed a conceptual [...]

  • Date : 2000
  • Pages : 52
  • PIARC Ref. : 15.04.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-133-8
• Restructuring of the Road Sector

  

  The aim of this report is to answer the question 'who is responsible for what' in dealing with road infrastructure and road transport issues concentrating strictly on organizational rather than financial issues even if it is often difficult to separate one from the other. The information contained [...]

  • Date : 2000
  • Pages : 96
  • PIARC Ref. : 15.01.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-130-3
• Road Tunnels: Emissions, Environment, Ventilation

  Due to a steady tightening of emission laws for cars and changes in the risk assessment of a tunnel fire, some design data need constant updating. The Report of the PIARC Committee on Road Tunnels to the XXth World Road Congress, 1995 (20.05.B) reviews the art of tunnel ventilation over the last 15 [...]

  • Date : 1996
  • Pages : 64
  • PIARC Ref. : 05.02.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-034-X
• Road Tunnels: Vehicle Emissions and Air Demand for Ventilation

  

  In 1990 and 1995 PIARC published the calculation methodology and the emission factors for road tunnel ventilation design. An update of the existing PIARC methodology was necessary, as the emission standards of the vehicles were becoming more stringent and hence the vehicles cleaner. The old version [...]

  • Date : 2004
  • Pages : 72
  • PIARC Ref. : 05.14.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-177-X