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Title:

Incorporating Climate Change Considerations into the Transportation Planning Process

Accession Number:

01126795

Language:

English

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2009 Paper #09-2304

Abstract:

Transportation emissions are a significant contributor to climate change. Transportation plans and related documentation of metropolitan planning organizations and international cities were reviewed to ascertain whether climate change considerations are being incorporated into the transportation planning process. The review revealed that climate change considerations have not yet been included in a majority of cases in the transportation planning process, especially with regard to adapting transportation systems to the potential effects of climate change. Where such consideration did occur, the focus was on greenhouse gas emission mitigation where data collection techniques and analysis tools are better developed and already in place within many planning organizations. A conceptual framework for transportation planning is presented and used to illustrate how some agencies have considered climate change in each step of the planning process. Recommendations are provided on how greenhouse gas emission mitigation and climate adaptation strategies can be incorporated into the transportation planning process.

TRIS Files:

ATRIS, HRIS, MRIS, RRIS, UMTRIS

Report Numbers:

09-2304

Media Type:

DVD

Pagination:

20p

Authors:

Meyer, Michael D

mmeyer@ce.gatech.edu
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

Schmidt, Nicholas

nicholas@gatech.edu
Parsons Brinckerhoff

Monograph Accession #:

01120148

Publication Date:

2009

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 88th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC
Date: 2009/1/11 to 2009/1/15
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 USA

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/6

Features:

Figures (2) ; References (26)

Index Terms:

Air quality management; Climate change; Data collection; Environmental impacts; Greenhouse effect; Greenhouse gases; Metropolitan planning organizations; Pollutants; Transportation; Transportation planning

Subject Areas:

Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I15: Environment

Last Modified:

Apr 17 2009 9:56AM