Dear colleagues, PIARC’s Technical Committee 3.4: Environmental Sustainability in Road Infrastructure and Transport, the Romanian National Committee of PIARC and the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca are warmly inviting you to attend the ”Environmental Sustainability of Road Transport: Air Pollution, Noise and Relationship with Energy Transition and Climate Change” International Seminar, organized with the support of the Romanian National Company for Road Infrastructure Administration. The event will take place between 20 and 22 October 2021, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and on an online platform. The seminar aims to provide an opportunity to share research findings, practices and experiences between designers, contractors, researchers, administrators, and stakeholders. The measurement, assessment, and mitigation measures in reducing emissions from traffic operations, along with the technical aspects of road pavements’ acoustic performance will be included in the seminar. A special session on road transport impact in wildlife habitats will be organized. Furthermore, issues regarding the challenges of traffic noise management, as well as the implications and consequences of traffic, materials and evolving vehicle fleets on climate change and energy transition will be discussed. This event will also represent a valuable output for the wider objective of investigating and assessing how road administrations could help improve air quality through specific techniques, real time evaluation of air pollution, use of low-cost air quality sensors and implementing operational mitigation measures. We are looking forward to seeing you! We wish you a memorable event! Assoc. Prof. Gavril Hoda, PhD APDP Cluj-Napoca President |
The official languages of the Seminar are:
• Romanian
• English.
Simultaneous translation will be provided.
Professionals, academics and researchers from all countries are warmly invited to attend the seminar and submit papers on the following themes:
• different types, accuracy and applications of low-cost air quality sensors for real time data;
• examples and implications of real time monitoring traffic operations (by using low-cost sensors);
• real time control and traffic management strategies related to air pollution;
• implications of a changing vehicle fleet (longer term view): adapting what and how we measure;
• air quality impact of the Covid-19 pandemic;
• changes in traffic volume, composition of vehicle fleet and travel patterns due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
• methods, devices and criteria for pavement acoustic durability;
• measurements and prediction of noise;
• optimization of acoustic parameters through improvements in pavement design, construction and maintenance;
• research and analysis of noise reduction with the use of low-noise pavements;
• sound absorption and noise reduction analysis;
• noise prediction using computer modelling;
• urban planning in the field of noise control;
• acoustical implications for sustainable development;
• energy transition assessment;
• noise barriers in the context of renewable energy;
• integration of GIS with noise measurements, models and prediction;
• noise maps and environmental protection programs against noise;
• measurement techniques, including applications on low-noise pavements;
• criteria for selecting solutions to reduce noise;
• traffic noise regulations and administrative policy requirements;
• road noise implications on CO2 emissions and climate change;
• impact of vehicle fleet changes on road noise;
• health, ecological and economic effects of road traffic noise;
• innovative materials;
• the transport sector of the Paris Agreement;
• influence of the road condition (technical state, cleanliness etc.) on noise.
• Noise effects on animals health and breeding success, birds, bats and insects;
• Convergence in noise mitigation (sensible protected areas / urban-rural areas).
The Scientific Program of the seminar is now available and ready to be discovered!
Technical papers are invited for Seminar presentation and publication.
Abstracts should:
be submitted in a Microsoft Word or Open Access document file;
be written in English or Romanian;
include the following: paper title, authors, affiliation, contact e-mail, abstract (max. 300 words).
Abstracts should be sent as an attached file via e-mail to seminar_piarc@utcluj.ro
Selected papers will be published in a special issue of the peer-reviewed Romanian Journal of Transport Infrastructure (ISSN 2286-2218, https://sciendo.com/journal/RJTI) and will be indexed in Clarivate Web of Science.
Scientific Committee
Chair:
Mr. Eric DIMNET, Prof., Eng., PhD (PIARC & Universite Gustave-Eiffel, France)
Members:
Mr. Janusz BOHATKIEWICZ, Prof., Eng., PhD (Lublin University of Technology, Poland)
Mr. Marc BURET, Eng., PhD (Environment Protection Authority Victoria, Australia)
Mr. Mathieu CHABOT-MOREL (Ministe re des Transports du Que bec, Canada)
Mr. Stephen CHILES (Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, New Zealand)
Mr. Nicolae CIONT, Eng., PhD (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania)-
Mr. Eric GUINARD, Eng., PhD (CEREMA Direction Territoriale Sud-Ouest, France)
Mr. Gavril HODA, Eng., PhD (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Mr. Mihai ILIESCU, Prof., Eng., PhD (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Mr. Gary JENSEN, Eng, (Federal Highway Administration, USA)
Mr. Roman KALINKA (General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways, Poland)
Mrs. Daniela-Lucia MANEA, Prof., Eng., PhD (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Mr. James McINTOSH (Victoria Department of Transport, Australia)
Mrs. Tamara NICHOLSON, PE (Iowa Department of Transportation, USA)
Mr. Stefan POLZLBAUER (ASFINAG Bau Management GmbH, Austria)
Mrs. Carmen RACANEL, Prof., Eng., PhD (Technical Univ. of Civil Engineering Bucharest, Romania)
Mr. Paul ROSE (Amey, United Kingdom)
Mr. Shinri SONE, Prof., Eng., PhD (Toyo University, Japan)
Mrs. Eva VAN DEN BOSSCHE (Flanders Department of Mobility and Public Works, Belgium)
Mr. Min Min YUAN (Research Institute of Highway Ministry of Transport, China)
Technical Committee
Chair
Mr. Nicolae CIONT, Eng., PhD (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Members
Mr. Cristian ANDREI (National Company for Road Infrastructure Administration, Romania)
Mr. Adrian BURLACU, Eng. PhD (Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, Romania)
Mr. Eric DIMNET, Prof., Eng., PhD (PIARC & Universite Gustave-Eiffel, France)
Mr. Gavril HODA, Eng., PhD (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Mr. Mihai ILIESCU, Prof., Eng., PhD (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Mr. Gheorghe ISPAS (Professional Roads and Bridges Association, Romania)
Mrs. Daniela-Lucia MANEA, Prof., Eng., PhD (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Mr. Paul MARC, Eng., PhD (Polytechnic University of Timisoara, Romania)
Mr. Alexandru PETCOVICI, Eng. (National Company for Road Infrastructure Admin., Romania)
Venue
The seminar will take place at the superb Grand Hotel Italia***** in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Lodging and travel information will be provided in due time.
Online participation will also be available for all attendees, including speakers.
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