More than 20% of the bridges in the U.S. were built more than 50 years ago, at a time in which intense precipitation events were much less common. However, very little work has been done on the use of scour risk-assessment models to assess how climate change increases bridge failure probabilities. This paper develops a risk-assessment framework bas
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Khelifa, Alexandre et al. (2011). The Impacts of Climate Change on Scour-Vulnerable Bridges: An Assessment Based on HYRISK.
Khelifa, Alexandre et al. "The Impacts of Climate Change on Scour-Vulnerable Bridges: An Assessment Based on HYRISK" (2011)
Khelifa, Alexandre et al. "The Impacts of Climate Change on Scour-Vulnerable Bridges: An Assessment Based on HYRISK" , 2011
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment
2011-10-01
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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 (2011). Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: Winter (Oct/Nov/Dec) 2011.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment "Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: Winter (Oct/Nov/Dec) 2011" (2011)
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment "Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: Winter (Oct/Nov/Dec) 2011" , 2011
On September 26-27, 2011, the FHWA's Office of Planning sponsored a 1.5 day peer exchange focusing on the use of GIS to support transportation related climate change decisions. This report provides overviews of the presentations given at the peer exchange and the associated question and answers. It concludes with a summary of the roundtable discuss
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Filosa, Gina et al. (2011). Geographic Information Systems Applications for Climate Change Decision-Making: Peer Exchange Summary Report, Atlanta, Georgia, September 26–27, 2011.
Filosa, Gina and Duffy, Catherine and Sarmiento, Mark "Geographic Information Systems Applications for Climate Change Decision-Making: Peer Exchange Summary Report, Atlanta, Georgia, September 26–27, 2011" (2011)
Filosa, Gina et al. "Geographic Information Systems Applications for Climate Change Decision-Making: Peer Exchange Summary Report, Atlanta, Georgia, September 26–27, 2011" , 2011
Pavements are designed based on historic climatic patterns, reflecting local climate and incorporating assumptions about a reasonable range of temperatures and precipitation levels. Given anticipated climate changes and the inherent uncertainty associated with such changes, a pavement could be subjected to very different climatic conditions over th
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Li, Qiang et al. (2011). The Implications of Climate Change on Pavement Performance and Design.
Li, Qiang and Mills, Leslie and McNeil, Sue "The Implications of Climate Change on Pavement Performance and Design" (2011)
Li, Qiang et al. "The Implications of Climate Change on Pavement Performance and Design" , 2011
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment
2011-09-01
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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 (2011). Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: September 2011.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment "Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: September 2011" (2011)
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment "Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: September 2011" , 2011
This report describes the current practice and application of GIS technologies for integrating climate change into the transportation decision-making process. It examines how select state, regional, and local agencies are using GIS to analyze, mitigate, and adapt to the potential effects and impacts of climate change on the transportation sector
Filosa, Gina et al. (2011). Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Transportation and Climate Change.
Filosa, Gina et al. "Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Transportation and Climate Change" (2011)
Filosa, Gina et al. "Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Transportation and Climate Change" , 2011
The objective of this project is to provide transit professionals with information and analysis relevant to adapting U.S. public transportation assets and services to climate change impacts. Climate impacts such as heat waves and flooding will hinder agencies' ability to achieve goals such as attaining a state of good repair and providing reliabili
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Hodges, Tina (2011). Flooded Bus Barns and Buckled Rails: Public Transportation and Climate Change Adaptation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503534
Hodges, Tina "Flooded Bus Barns and Buckled Rails: Public Transportation and Climate Change Adaptation" (2011), https://doi.org/10.21949/1503534
Hodges, Tina "Flooded Bus Barns and Buckled Rails: Public Transportation and Climate Change Adaptation" , 2011, https://doi.org/10.21949/1503534
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment
2011-07-01
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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 (2011). Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: July/August 2011.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment "Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: July/August 2011" (2011)
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment "Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: July/August 2011" , 2011
The Interagency Transportation, Land Use, and Climate Change Pilot Project utilized a scenario planning process to develop a multi-agency transportation- and land use-focused development strategy for Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with the intention of achieving a reduction in future greenhouse gas emissions and considering the potential impacts of sea-l
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Rasmussen, Ben et al. (2011). A Framework for considering Climate Change in Transportation and Land Use Scenario Planning: Lessons Learned from an Interagency Pilot Project on Cape Cod.
Rasmussen, Ben et al. "A Framework for considering Climate Change in Transportation and Land Use Scenario Planning: Lessons Learned from an Interagency Pilot Project on Cape Cod" (2011)
Rasmussen, Ben et al. "A Framework for considering Climate Change in Transportation and Land Use Scenario Planning: Lessons Learned from an Interagency Pilot Project on Cape Cod" , 2011
Federal, state, and local transportation planners are considering the range of impacts that climate variability and climate changes may have on assets. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) put forth a draft conceptual model to assist transportation agencies in systematically assessing the vulnerability of transportation assets. FHWA is sponsor
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ICF International (Firm) (2011). Assessing Criticality in Transportation Adaptation Planning.
ICF International (Firm) "Assessing Criticality in Transportation Adaptation Planning" (2011)
ICF International (Firm) "Assessing Criticality in Transportation Adaptation Planning" , 2011
Airports around the nation are considering expansion plans in order to meet increasing demand for aviation transport. There are increasing concerns, as well, about how and to what extent air pollutant emissions from airports contribute to local and regional air quality degradation and hence to negative impacts on human health and welfare. However,
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Thiemens, Mark H. (2011). Use of Isotopic Measurement and Analysis Approach to Uniquely Relate Aircraft Emissions to Changes in Ambient Air Quality.
Thiemens, Mark H. "Use of Isotopic Measurement and Analysis Approach to Uniquely Relate Aircraft Emissions to Changes in Ambient Air Quality" (2011)
Thiemens, Mark H. "Use of Isotopic Measurement and Analysis Approach to Uniquely Relate Aircraft Emissions to Changes in Ambient Air Quality" , 2011
Climate change over the Pacific Northwest is expected to alter the hydrological cycle, such as an increase in winter flooding potential due to more precipitation falling as snow and more frequent rain on snow events. Existing infrastructure for stormwater management may be inadequate to handle the expected increase in winter flood events. Therefore
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Adam, Jennifer et al. (2011). Climate Change Impacts on Runoff Generation for the Design of Sustainable Stormwater Infrastructure.
Adam, Jennifer et al. "Climate Change Impacts on Runoff Generation for the Design of Sustainable Stormwater Infrastructure" (2011)
Adam, Jennifer et al. "Climate Change Impacts on Runoff Generation for the Design of Sustainable Stormwater Infrastructure" , 2011
The authors evaluate the impact of an economy-wide cap-and-trade policy on U.S. aviation taking the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R.2454) as a representative example. They use an economy-wide model to estimate the impact of H.R. 2454 on fuel prices and economic activity, and a partial equilibrium model of the aviation industry t
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Winchester, Niven et al. (2011). The Impact of Climate Policy on US Aviation.
Winchester, Niven et al. "The Impact of Climate Policy on US Aviation" (2011)
Winchester, Niven et al. "The Impact of Climate Policy on US Aviation" , 2011
This research offers a novel formulation for including emissions into fleet assignment and vehicle routing, and for the trade-offs faced by fleet operators between cost, emissions, and service quality. This approach enables evaluation of the impact of a variety of internal changes (e.g. time window schemes) and external policies (e.g. spatial restr
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Goodchild, Anne and Sandoval, Felipe (2011). Cost, Emissions, and Customer Service Trade-Off Analysis In Pickup and Delivery Systems [2011-05].
Goodchild, Anne and Sandoval, Felipe "Cost, Emissions, and Customer Service Trade-Off Analysis In Pickup and Delivery Systems [2011-05]" (2011)
Goodchild, Anne and Sandoval, Felipe "Cost, Emissions, and Customer Service Trade-Off Analysis In Pickup and Delivery Systems [2011-05]" , 2011
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
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2011-05-01
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Up until the late 1990s, the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) performed environmental mitigation for transportation projects on an individual-project basis. Similar experiences at State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) nationwide have shown that this project-by-project approach to avoidance, minimization, and mitigation does not alway
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John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) (2011). Evaluating Montana’s ITEEM: Successes and Lessons for Eco-Logical.
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) "Evaluating Montana’s ITEEM: Successes and Lessons for Eco-Logical" (2011)
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) "Evaluating Montana’s ITEEM: Successes and Lessons for Eco-Logical" , 2011
Climate change and variability will have significant impacts on the future mobility of the population in this country. Previous research has found that the transportation sector is not considering adaptation as a solution to these potential impacts. Further, results from a current Southwest Region University Transportation Center (SWUTC) project —
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Lindquist, Eric (2011). Transportation Planning, Policy and Climate Change: Making the Long-Term Connection..
Lindquist, Eric "Transportation Planning, Policy and Climate Change: Making the Long-Term Connection." (2011)
Lindquist, Eric "Transportation Planning, Policy and Climate Change: Making the Long-Term Connection." , 2011
The research project focused on two sustainability based elements associated with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Maintenance operations, namely rest areas and right-of-way (ROW) utilization. For the first element, a sustainability assessment was performed on selected rest areas in the areas of sustainable design and operations. As
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Kreminski, Rick et al. (2011). Assessment of Colorado Department of Transportation Rest Areas for Sustainability Improvements and Highway Corridors and Facilities for Alternative Energy Use.
Kreminski, Rick and Hirsch, Arthur H. and Boand, Jane "Assessment of Colorado Department of Transportation Rest Areas for Sustainability Improvements and Highway Corridors and Facilities for Alternative Energy Use" (2011)
Kreminski, Rick et al. "Assessment of Colorado Department of Transportation Rest Areas for Sustainability Improvements and Highway Corridors and Facilities for Alternative Energy Use" , 2011
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