Adapting Transportation to the Impacts of Climate Change: State of the Practice 2011

TRB Transportation Research E-Circular E-C152: Adapting Transportation to the Impacts of Climate Change: State of the Practice 2011 focuses on transportation adaptation practices that can be implemented to yield potential benefits now and in the longer term. The document highlights what climate change adaptation means for the transportation industry.

E-C152 was produced under the auspices of the TRB Special Task Force on Climate Change and Energy and is a companion to TR News May–June 2010, which was themed on climate change mitigation.

The e-circular consists of individually authored sections that represent the viewpoints of the authors. The opinions expressed in E-C152 are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Transportation Research Board or the National Academies.

The TRB Special Task Force on Climate Change and Energy welcomes comments on this document. Please e-mail comments to Ann Purdue, TRB Senior Program Officer, Special Task Force on Climate Change and Energy.