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• Adaptation Methodologies and Strategies to Increase the Resilience of Roads to Climate Change - Technical Report

  

  Climate Change is anticipated to have a significant impact on the design, construction, maintenance and operation of global road infrastructure. The IPCC Climate change projections indicate that the earth will become warmer, some regions will become wetter and some will become drier, sea levels will [...]

  • Date : 2019
  • Pages : 104
  • PIARC Ref. : 2019R25EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-558-4
• Sustainable Multimodality in Urban Regions - Technical Report

  

  Globalization and specialization have enabled cities to flourish and have led to the concentration of activities and populations, resulting in an increase in urban transport needs and a scarcity of public space. In these urban areas characterized by high population and employment densities, congestion [...]

  • Date : 2019
  • Pages : 145
  • PIARC Ref. : 2019R13EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-527-0
• Low Cost ITS - Technical Report

  

  The Low Cost ITS concept was introduced for the first time during PIARC 2012-2015 cycle. The concept described ITS services that were attractive to resource limited or Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). This was possible because of the recent emergence of inexpensive technological solutions including [...]

  • Date : 2019
  • Pages : 122
  • PIARC Ref. : 2019R07EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-510-2
• Key issues for improving mobility strategies in large urban areas

  

  During the period 2012 - 2015, Technical Committee 2.2 collected and evaluated case studies on urban mobility from numerous large and medium-sized cities from all over the world. Three issues were evaluated in these case studies: a comparison of strategies for sustainable urban mobility, at a mobility [...]

  • Date : 2017
  • Pages : 101
  • PIARC Ref. : 2016R27EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-427-3
• Appraisal of Sustainability of Transport Infrastructure Plans and Programs

  

  This report gives a scanning overview of the current state of the art on the topic of the appraisal of sustainability within the development of transport plans and investment programs, respectively the extent to which decisions made in this context have taken account of sustainability. The report is [...]

  • Date : 2016
  • Pages : 52
  • PIARC Ref. : 2016R29EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-431-0
• Framework for Citywide Road Freight Transport Management

  

  The report entitled "Framework for citywide road freight transport management" of WG1, TC2.3 "Freight Transport" describes the research and findings about the frameworks for public sector road freight transport management (RFTM). RFTM is a key contributor to the sustainable development of urban areas, [...]

  • Date : 2016
  • Pages : 62
  • PIARC Ref. : 2016R28EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-428-0
• Transport Strategies for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

  

  The transport sector is a major and quickly growing source of greenhouse gas emissions. Since 1970, greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector have more than doubled, increasing at a faster rate than any other end-use sector, and on-road greenhouse gas emissions have more than tripled, [...]

  • Date : 2016
  • Pages : 56
  • PIARC Ref. : 2016R25EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-420-4
• Road transport system and environment preservation - Review of national policies

  

  Climate change is one of the most serious threats facing the world today. There is compelling scientific evidence that the global climate is changing and the primary cause is the release of greenhouse gases resulting from human activity. Many governments are putting in place legislative and policy frameworks [...]

  • Date : 2015
  • Pages : 64
  • PIARC Ref. : 2014R03EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-353-5
• Alternative solutions for fossil fuels for the road system

  

  The report looks at the technologies available to generate energy in the highway context and also qualitatively assesses the opportunity to reduce the energy used by existing highways infrastructure. Case studies related to some potential technologies and techniques are presented: thermal collection, [...]

  • Date : 2014
  • Pages : 32
  • PIARC Ref. : 2014R01EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-342-9
• Strategies for balancing urban transport to improve mobility and reduce road congestion

  

  This report reviews the factors having a main impact on the supply and demand for road capacity, before it considers the strategies which allow to address congestion and improve mobility of persons in urban areas. From different case studies, the report reviews nine strategies: promoting public [...]

  • Date : 2013
  • Pages : 125
  • PIARC Ref. : 2013R02EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-311-5
• Innovative approaches towards the use of locally available natural marginal materials

  

  The utilization of materials locally available on the site of a road project is a major concern in the context of sustainable development and perfectly meets the socioeconomic and environmental criteria involved in it. The report is based on the answers received from twenty-two countries. Five different [...]

  • Date : 2013
  • Pages : 176
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R37EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-307-8
• Vulnerability of Geotechnical Infrastructure to Climate Change and Adjustment Measures According to the Geographical Context

  

  The report identifies foreseeable damage and the measures to be taken in a geographical context where climatology and geomorphology are aggregated. Five climate trends are covered: increase of average temperatures; decrease of average precipitation; increase of winter precipitation; increased intensity [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R04EN
• Dealing with the effects of climate change on road pavements

  

  Climate change can have a direct impact on the performance of our transportation infrastructure. The purpose of the report is to sensitize the road sector to the likely impacts of climate change on road pavements and to provide guidance on how to go about: -Assessing the vulnerability of road pavements [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 146
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R06EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-247-4
• Road tunnels: vehicle emissions and air demand for ventilation

  

  This report presents the data necessary for the design of the ventilation system for road tunnels in normal operation. It aims at defining the minimum quantity of fresh-air that is required to ensure adequate in-tunnel air quality and visibility thresholds. This report is a reference document for the [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 87
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R05EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-269-5
• Monitoring of environmental impacts of roads

  

  The construction, operation and maintenance of road infrastructures impact the environment in many ways. Monitoring road impacts is essential for the identification of new issues, tracking trends and implementing appropriate mitigation actions. This report clarifies what is encompassed in the concept [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 94
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R03EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-245-8
• The connected vehicle

  

  The advent of Intelligent Transport Systems has provided new opportunities for improving the safety and efficiency of the road network. The development of intelligent vehicles, connected by wireless networks to the roadside infrastructure, brings opportunities and issues which are being discussed in [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 59
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R02EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-246-6
• Worldwide situation of road pricing and assessment of its impacts

  

  The report of Technical Committee " Road System Economics and Social Development " presents the state of road pricing schemes implemented or studied in the world, the corresponding developments and an assessment of their impacts. The panorama of pricing schemes covers the following twenty-two countries: [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 246
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R01EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-242-3
• Adaptation to climate change for bridges

  

  Climate change has now become a global issue of concern and it is for this reason that the World Road Association has incorporated it into the strategic themes for the term 2008-2011. Higher levels of carbon-dioxide as part of greenhouse gas emissions are being released resulting in heat being trapped [...]

  • Date : 2011
  • Pages : 68
  • PIARC Ref. : 2011R08EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-241-5
• Road safety audit guidelines for safety checks of new road projects

  

  This guideline is a comprehensive catalogue of design safety problems and countermeasures that outlines the common types of design failures in a definitive guide for road engineers and professionals working in the road transport sector. With the UN Decade of Action soon to be launched by the World Health [...]

  • Date : 2011
  • Pages : 385
  • PIARC Ref. : 2011R01EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-199-0
• Congestion in urban areas - Examples of counter-measures

  

  Congestion is a complex phenomenon, influenced by socioeconomic, technical, and human factors. The report examines twenty case studies and focuses on countermeasures against recurrent congestion on urban roads implemented in various cities. The countermeasures have been characterised by the nature/degree [...]

  • Date : 2010
  • Pages : 145
  • PIARC Ref. : 2010R04EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-232-6
• Sustainable interurban roads for tomorrow

  

  Ce rapport traite de l'amélioration de la planification et de l'exploitation des réseaux routiers interurbains. Les interactions entre la planification des transports intégrés, la planification régionale et l'aménagement du territoire sont examinées par une approche en quatre étapes et la [...]

  • Date : 2009
  • Pages : 213
  • PIARC Ref. : 2009R09EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-229-6
• Urban road tunnels - Recommendations to managers and operating bodies for design, management, operation and maintenance

  

  Urban road tunnels are unique in terms of traffic characteristics (high volume, congestion during commuter periods, wide variety of vehicles, high percentage of buses, etc.), infrastructural design, difficulty of closing and urban environment. Recommendations are presented to managers and operating [...]

  • Date : 2008
  • Pages : 110
  • PIARC Ref. : 2008R15EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-216-4
• The use of monetised values for socio-environmental impacts of road projects

  

  This report presents the current practice of monetising socio/environmental impacts in road project appraisal methodologies. It presents: a synthesis of the responses from 13 countries to an international survey; an overview of the HEATCO study on road project appraisal techniques across 25 countries [...]

  • Date : 2008
  • Pages : 107
  • PIARC Ref. : 2008R19EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-219-9
• Anticipating the impact of climate change on road earthworks

  

  Climate change and its consequences are one of the main preoccupations of the beginning of the 21 st century. The first part of the report presents, as an example, regional scenarios of the climate evolution for Quebec and Switzerland. The second part focuses on water: lack or excess of water and its [...]

  • Date : 2008
  • Pages : 69
  • PIARC Ref. : 2008R12EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-212-1
• Human powered transport

  

  This report, prepared by PIARC Technical Committee 2.3 « Urban Areas and Integrated Urban Transport » deals with the topic of human powered transport, which is often ignored or lacks appropriate recognition as a viable mode of transport. However, it is a very important mode of transport from the [...]

  • Date : 2008
  • Pages : 61
  • PIARC Ref. : 2008R10EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-210-5