Climate Change Paper Award
TRB Special Task Force on Climate Change and Energy
95 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
January 10-14, 2016 – Washington DC Convention Center
The Special Task Force on Climate Change and Energy is pleased to announce the Third Annual Call for Papers and Climate Change Paper Award on a broad range of topics related to Climate Change assessment, adaptation and mitigation. Papers submitted in response to this call will be reviewed and considered for an Award for the Best Paper on Climate Change. There will be a podium session for presentation by authors of a selection of the best papers submitted for consideration and the awards will be presented at the conclusion of the session.
Eligible papers can cover a broad range of topics related to climate change. These include, but are not limited to, the following topic areas:
1. Mitigation policies, both behavioral and technology focused
2. Travel demand analysis with a focus on VMT reduction policies
3. Impacts of alternative fuels
4. Land use and transportation interactions and their effect on travel
5. Analysis of the resiliency of transportation infrastructure
6. Impacts of severe and extreme weather events on transportation systems and infrastructure
7. State and metropolitan policy and planning for climate change mitigation and adaptation
8. Impacts and mitigation options for all modes of travel, including aviation, maritime, and freight
9. Data and analysis requirements for forecasting, planning, and policy development
10. Economic impacts of mitigation and adaptation policies For more information, contact Robert Noland, Chair of the Special Task Force at [log in to unmask] or Monica Starnes, TRB staff at [log in to unmask] .
On line submission is now open at: https://annualmeeting.mytrb.org/Paper/Instructions/
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Robert B. Noland
Professor of Transportation Planning and Policy
Director, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center
Director, PhD Program in Planning and Public Policy (after July 2015)
E.J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Rutgers University
33 Livingston Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
phone: 848-932-2859
http://policy.rutgers.edu/vtc/
http://www.facebook.com/VTCrutgers
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