Environmental Issues 2007

This collection of 22 papers is concerned with environmental issues. Specific topics discussed include the following: environmental management system development efforts; high solar reflectance concrete for pavements; silt fence tieback design methodology; integrated modeling of vehicle emissions and travel demand; hybrid diesel-electric bus emissions modeling; diesel truck idling emissions; bus idling versus urban circulator; electronic toll collection impact on air pollution levels; forecasting impact of new engine technologies on fuel consumption and emissions; odometer reading data errors; environmental impact of asphalt rubber friction course overlays; estimating environmental impact of highway incidents; environmental impact of enhanced public transport systems in South Asia; global and country inventory of highway transportation fuel consumption and air pollutant emissions; air quality benefits of freeway high-occupancy vehicle lanes in Southern California; developing the Integrated Transportation and Ecological Enhancements for Montana process; use of highway underpasses by large mammals and other wildlife; deviation from standard state noise wall policy; metrics for communicating aircraft noise effects; geophysical remote sensing for transportation archeological investigations; recycling construction and demolition waste; and local "bring sites" to reduce householder recycling mileage.

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• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 219p
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Issue Number: 2011
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Air quality; Aircraft noise; Asphalt rubber; Automated toll collection; Concrete; Diesel trucks; Engine idling; Engines; Environmental impacts; Environmental policy; Exhaust gases; Forecasting; Friction course; Fuel consumption; Geophysical prospecting; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Impacts; Metrics (Quantitative assessment); Odometers; Particulates; Public transit; Recycling; Reflectivity; Remote sensing; Solid waste disposal; Technological innovations; Tiebacks; Traffic incidents; Travel demand; Underpasses; Wildlife crossings
• Identifier Terms: Integrated Transportation and Ecological Enhancements for Montana (ITEEM)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Archeological investigations; Circulator shuttle; Diesel electric buses; Environmental management systems; Global monitoring; Integrated models; Noise walls; Silt fence
• Geographic Terms: South Asia; Southern California
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Bridges and other structures; Energy; Environment; Highways; Policy; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01083340
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309104371
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 3 2008 11:26AM