INTRODUCTION TO THE VIII BIENNIAL ASILOMAR CONFERENCE ON TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY: MANAGING TRANSITIONS

Because of the events of September 11, 2001, this conference was missing speakers, session chairs, and much of its audience. But about one third of the expected attendees were on site. This group decided to proceed with the conference. Attendees proceeded to meet, listen, and discuss as best as possible the topic of managing transitions in transportation, energy, and environmental policy. For many, events of the morning of September 11 simply underscored the importance of one such transition--away from transportation's dependence on petroleum. With the cooperation of everyone, and the dedicated staff of the Institute of Transportation Studies of the University of California, Davis, the original two-and-a-half-day agenda was condensed into one-and-a-half days. Ultimately, many of the presenters who could not make it to Asilomar were able to present their work at a session of the 81st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, in January 2002 in Washington, D.C. This introduction to the conference presents an overview of the papers in this book, discussing the topics of motivations and forces for change, vehicle technology and fuel options during transition, lessons learned and transition strategies, public policies and other cooperative mechanisms, and research agendas.

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• Authors:
  • KURANI, K S
  • SPERLING, D
• Conference:
  • Transportation, Energy, and Environmental Policy: Managing Transitions
  • Location: Monterey, California
  • Date: 2001-9-11 to 2001-9-12
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1-15

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternate fuels; Conferences; Energy; Environmental policy; Public policy; Research; Strategic planning; Technology; Transportation; Vehicles
• Subject Areas: Energy; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Research; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00962784
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309085713
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 4 2003 12:00AM