A reoccurring challenge with increasing fuel prices is optimization of multi- and inter-modal freight transport to move products most efficiently. Projections for the future of agriculture in the United States (U.S.) combined with regional climate models indicate a shift in warm temperatures northward and potential shift in agricultural growing sea
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Camp, Janey and Johnson, Paul (2016). Estimating the Future Agriculture Freight Transportation Network Needs Due to Climate Change Using Remote Sensing and Regional Climate Models.
Camp, Janey and Johnson, Paul "Estimating the Future Agriculture Freight Transportation Network Needs Due to Climate Change Using Remote Sensing and Regional Climate Models" (2016)
Camp, Janey and Johnson, Paul "Estimating the Future Agriculture Freight Transportation Network Needs Due to Climate Change Using Remote Sensing and Regional Climate Models" , 2016
With solid data from environmental scientists supporting climate change there has been a strong push in the industry to look for alternative “green” or environmentally friendly methods to keep building and maintaining our infrastructure. This collaborative report looks into microbial processes to stabilize soil subgrade for roadways and asphalt lik
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Ericson, Christopher et al. (2016). Evaluation of Biotechnologies for Flexible Pavement Applications: Final Report.
Ericson, Christopher et al. "Evaluation of Biotechnologies for Flexible Pavement Applications: Final Report" (2016)
Ericson, Christopher et al. "Evaluation of Biotechnologies for Flexible Pavement Applications: Final Report" , 2016
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This brief newsletter each month keeps transportation stakeholders up-to-date on various issues related to transportation and climate change.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment (2016). Air Quality and Sustainability Highlights: December 2016/January 2017.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment "Air Quality and Sustainability Highlights: December 2016/January 2017" (2016)
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment "Air Quality and Sustainability Highlights: December 2016/January 2017" , 2016
This report summarizes a peer exchange on climate change resilience that was held October 4- 5, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia and hosted by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). The peer exchange was co-organized by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and ARC. The purpose of this peer exchange was for staff from metropolitan planning organization
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Atlanta Regional Commission (2016). Climate Resilience and Planning Peer Exchange: Atlanta Regional Commission.
Atlanta Regional Commission "Climate Resilience and Planning Peer Exchange: Atlanta Regional Commission" (2016)
Atlanta Regional Commission "Climate Resilience and Planning Peer Exchange: Atlanta Regional Commission" , 2016
The Hampton Roads Climate Impact Quantification Initiative (HRCIQI) is a multi-part study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Climate Change Center with the goals that include developing a cost tool that provides methods for voluntary grantee consideration of financial impacts in infrastructure planning due to climate change an
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Miller, Rawlings et al. (2016). Hampton Roads Climate Impact Quantification Initiative: Baseline Assessment of the Transportation Assets & Overview of Economic Analyses Useful in Quantifying Impacts.
Miller, Rawlings et al. "Hampton Roads Climate Impact Quantification Initiative: Baseline Assessment of the Transportation Assets & Overview of Economic Analyses Useful in Quantifying Impacts" (2016)
Miller, Rawlings et al. "Hampton Roads Climate Impact Quantification Initiative: Baseline Assessment of the Transportation Assets & Overview of Economic Analyses Useful in Quantifying Impacts" , 2016
This is one of nine engineering case studies conducted under the Transportation Engineering Approaches to Climate Resiliency (TEACR) Project. This case study explores the feasibility of using a living shoreline to protect a coastal roadway against sea level rise and storm surge.
United States. Federal Highway Administration (2016). Living Shoreline along Coastal Roadways Exposed to Sea Level Rise: Shore Road in Brookhaven, New York.
United States. Federal Highway Administration "Living Shoreline along Coastal Roadways Exposed to Sea Level Rise: Shore Road in Brookhaven, New York" (2016)
United States. Federal Highway Administration "Living Shoreline along Coastal Roadways Exposed to Sea Level Rise: Shore Road in Brookhaven, New York" , 2016
The Adaptation Decision-Making Assessment Process (ADAP) is proposed as a tool for planners and designers to account for the increasing role of climate change in the design of civil works projects. ADAP is intended as a risk-based tool to aid decision makers in determining which project alternative makes the most sense in terms of life cycle cost,
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United States. Federal Highway Administration (2016). TEACR Engineering Assessment: Adaptation Decision-Making Assessment Process (ADAP).
United States. Federal Highway Administration "TEACR Engineering Assessment: Adaptation Decision-Making Assessment Process (ADAP)" (2016)
United States. Federal Highway Administration "TEACR Engineering Assessment: Adaptation Decision-Making Assessment Process (ADAP)" , 2016
This is one of nine engineering case studies conducted under the Transportation Engineering Approaches to Climate Resiliency (TEACR) Project. This case study focused on the vulnerability of a barrier island roadway to overwashing from sea level rise and storm surge.
United States. Federal Highway Administration (2016). Barrier Island Roadway Overwashing from Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge: US 98 on Okaloosa Island, Florida.
United States. Federal Highway Administration "Barrier Island Roadway Overwashing from Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge: US 98 on Okaloosa Island, Florida" (2016)
United States. Federal Highway Administration "Barrier Island Roadway Overwashing from Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge: US 98 on Okaloosa Island, Florida" , 2016
This is one of nine engineering case studies conducted under the Transportation Engineering Approaches to Climate Resiliency (TEACR) Project. This case study focused on the vulnerability of cold region pavement to changes in temperature and precipitation.
United States. Federal Highway Administration (2016). Temperature and Precipitation Impacts on Cold Region Pavement: State Route 6/State Route 15/State Route 16 in Maine.
United States. Federal Highway Administration "Temperature and Precipitation Impacts on Cold Region Pavement: State Route 6/State Route 15/State Route 16 in Maine" (2016)
United States. Federal Highway Administration "Temperature and Precipitation Impacts on Cold Region Pavement: State Route 6/State Route 15/State Route 16 in Maine" , 2016
This is one of nine engineering case studies conducted under the Transportation Engineering Approaches to Climate Resiliency (TEACR) Project. This case study focuses on the impacts of changes in temperature and precipitation on pavements constructed over expansive soils.
United States. Federal Highway Administration (2016). Temperature and Precipitation Impacts to Pavements on Expansive Soils: Proposed State Highway 170 in North Texas.
United States. Federal Highway Administration "Temperature and Precipitation Impacts to Pavements on Expansive Soils: Proposed State Highway 170 in North Texas" (2016)
United States. Federal Highway Administration "Temperature and Precipitation Impacts to Pavements on Expansive Soils: Proposed State Highway 170 in North Texas" , 2016
This is one of nine engineering case studies conducted under the Transportation Engineering Approaches to Climate Resiliency (TEACR) Project. This case study focused on the impacts of future changes in precipitation and temperature on rock and soil slope stability.
United States. Federal Highway Administration (2016). Precipitation and Temperature Impacts on Rock and Soil Slope Stability: Interstate I-77 in Carroll County, Virginia.
United States. Federal Highway Administration "Precipitation and Temperature Impacts on Rock and Soil Slope Stability: Interstate I-77 in Carroll County, Virginia" (2016)
United States. Federal Highway Administration "Precipitation and Temperature Impacts on Rock and Soil Slope Stability: Interstate I-77 in Carroll County, Virginia" , 2016
This report presents the findings of a study that examined three transportation projects in Alaska for potential vulnerability to climate change and extreme weather events. The study was initiated jointly by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (AKDOT&PF) and the United States Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMAs) throug
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Armstrong, Amit et al. (2016). Alaska Climate Trend Vulnerability Study.
Armstrong, Amit et al. "Alaska Climate Trend Vulnerability Study" (2016)
Armstrong, Amit et al. "Alaska Climate Trend Vulnerability Study" , 2016
The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA)'s Climate Resilience Pilot Program sought to assist state Departments of Transportation (DOTs), Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), and Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMAs) in enhancing resilience of transportation systems to extreme weather and climate change. From 2013 to 2015, nineteen pilo
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ICF International (Firm) (2016). 2013-2015 Climate Resilience Pilot Program: Outcomes, Lessons Learned, and Recommendations.
ICF International (Firm) "2013-2015 Climate Resilience Pilot Program: Outcomes, Lessons Learned, and Recommendations" (2016)
ICF International (Firm) "2013-2015 Climate Resilience Pilot Program: Outcomes, Lessons Learned, and Recommendations" , 2016
Rising levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution, primarily from burning fossil fuels, are trapping heat in the atmosphere, causing climate changes such as: more frequent heat waves, heavier downpours, rising sea levels, and stronger coastal storms. Low-income communities are often severely impacted because they have fewer resources than most in the
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Federal Highway Administration (U.S.) (2016). Climate Change and Environmental Justice: Considerations for Transportation Decision-making.
Federal Highway Administration (U.S.) "Climate Change and Environmental Justice: Considerations for Transportation Decision-making" (2016)
Federal Highway Administration (U.S.) "Climate Change and Environmental Justice: Considerations for Transportation Decision-making" , 2016
The information contained in this report is organized as three separate but related research studies. Collectively, these studies investigate the impact of climate change and sea level rise on transportation infrastructure within portions of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. The first report "Impact of Sea Level Rise on Roadways in the Hampton
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Goodall, Jonathan L. et al. (2016). Impact of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise on Stormwater Design and Reoccurring Flooding Problems in the Hampton Roads Region.
Goodall, Jonathan L. et al. "Impact of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise on Stormwater Design and Reoccurring Flooding Problems in the Hampton Roads Region" (2016)
Goodall, Jonathan L. et al. "Impact of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise on Stormwater Design and Reoccurring Flooding Problems in the Hampton Roads Region" , 2016
With the apparent evolution towards more extreme weather including hurricanes and tropical storms, state transportation agencies are realizing the need for adaptive infrastructure systems that can react and adapt to these events. However, dramatic changes in practices such as reconstruction or shifting population centers is extremely difficult to a
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Ozbulut, Osman E. et al. (2016). Structural Enhancements to Adapt to Impacts of Climate Change.
Ozbulut, Osman E. et al. "Structural Enhancements to Adapt to Impacts of Climate Change" (2016)
Ozbulut, Osman E. et al. "Structural Enhancements to Adapt to Impacts of Climate Change" , 2016
Under the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Aviation Climate Change Research Initiative (ACCRI), non-CO2 climatic impacts of commercial aviation are assessed for current (2006) and for future (2050) baseline and mitigation scenarios. The effects of the non-CO2 aircraft emissions are examined using a number of advanced climate and atmospheric
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Brasseur, GP et al. (2016). Impact of Aviation on Climate: FAA's Aviation Climate Change Research Initiative (ACCRI) Phase II.
Brasseur, GP et al. "Impact of Aviation on Climate: FAA's Aviation Climate Change Research Initiative (ACCRI) Phase II" (2016)
Brasseur, GP et al. "Impact of Aviation on Climate: FAA's Aviation Climate Change Research Initiative (ACCRI) Phase II" , 2016
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