Climate Change Paper Award
TRB Special Task Force on Climate Change and Energy
96 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
January 8-12, 2017 – Washington DC Convention Center
The Special Task Force on Climate Change and Energy is pleased to announce its annual Call for Papers on a broad range of topics related to climate change assessment, mitigation and adaptation. 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 award 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 subjects:
1. Data and analysis requirements for evaluating mitigation and adaptation strategies
2. Mitigation policy development, planning or implementation; behavioral or technology focused
3. Vulnerability and resilience assessments
4. Application of sustainable and resilient practices
5. Interactions between transportation and other industry sectors
6. Mainstreaming agency policy and planning for climate change mitigation and adaptation
7. Public-private partnerships to improve transportation sustainability or resilience
8. Climate change education, knowledge and/or technology transfer
For more information, contact Robert Noland, review coordinator at [log in to unmask] or Mark Abkowitz, Chair of the Special Task Force at [log in to unmask]
All papers should be submitted via the TRB Annual Meeting website at www.trb.org and must be submitted by August 1, 2016.
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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
E.J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Rutgers University
33 Livingston Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
phone: 848-932-2859
http://vtc.rutgers.edu/
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