ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH NEEDS CONFERENCE
November 14-16, 1996
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Purpose:
To encourage:
more environmental research
effective partnerships in conducting this research
To aid in the establishment of national priorities for environmental research
in transportation for the next several years
To assist the Office of Environment and Planning of FHWA in the development
of their long range (3-5 year) strategic environmental research program
The participants generated 96 detailed problem statements in twelve topic areas.
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Topic areas:
- wetlands,
wildlife & ecosystems,
social & economic impacts,
cultural resources,
air quality,
water quality & hydrology,
noise,
aesthetics & visual quality,
hazardous
waste,
energy
conservation/alternative fuels & global climate change,
environmental
review process, and
operations
& maintenance.
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Sponsored by:
- the Transportation Research Board,
the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) at North Carolina
State,
the Federal Highway Administration (FWHA), and
the Federal Transit Authority (FTA).
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Attended by 135 participants
from:
- State departments of transportation,
State environmental agencies,
regional and local governmental agencies,
university and research institutes,
private non-profit environmental organizations,
the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO),
the Environmental Protection Agency, and
three additional Federal agencies
The conference proceedings have been published by the TRB in March 1997 as Circular Number 469. The document has been provided to all conference participants and is being shared with state transportation agencies, environmental research groups, universities and other partners.
