ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 22
nd THE TWO SEMINARS DESCRIBED BELOW WILL BE HELD AS PRELIMINARY
ACTIVITIES FOR 16TH ARGENTINE CONGRESS ON ROAD ADMINISTRATION AND TRAFFIC:
| THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE CLIMATE CHANGE:
IMPACTS ON ROAD TRANSPORT |
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Jointly organized between the International Road Federation (IRF) and Asociación Argentina de Carreteras
This seminar will be delivered by Ram Pendyala M., Ph.D., Professor of Transport Systems at the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment – Ira Fulton Schools of Engineering – Arizona State University, and Gordon Rex Keller, Civil Engineering from UCLA and Geotechnical Engineer from U.C. Berkeley.
The length of the seminar will be 10 periods, and an attendance
certificate will be granted.
Room for: 50 (assigned in strict order of registration)
Fee: USD 200 (Congress attendees will have a 50% discount)
Language: the course will be delivered in English with
simultaneous interpreting into Spanish.
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1) Global climate change: description / understanding
2) Potential Climate Change Impacts on Transport
a. Vulnerability Assessment
b. Impacts as per means of transport
c. Specific impacts on the South American region
3) Decision framework to address the challenge
a. Risk and uncertainty assessment
4) Adaptation Strategies
a. Multimodal choices
b. Sustainable Development Patterns
c. Private and business trips, decisions and choices
d. Improved decision-making
5) Data and decision supporting tools
a. Necessary available data
b. Decision supporting tools; examples, and case studies
6) Temporary suspension of driver’s license
a. Development of action plans and identification of research
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