Professionals, academics and researchers from all countries are warmly invited to attend the seminar and submit papers on the following themes:

• Real time measurement and assessment of vehicle emissions to assist in decision making for improving air quality with consideration of energy transition:

• 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.

• Road pavements acoustic durability with regard to sustainable development and climate change:

• 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.

• A special session on road transport impact in wildlife habitats will be organized, including the following topics:

• Noise effects on animals health and breeding success, birds, bats and insects;

• Convergence in noise mitigation (sensible protected areas / urban-rural areas).