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Individual papers

PIARC has organized an international call for individual papers, as for each World Road Congress. 

  • Text of the call for papers

Contributions were invited on 41 specific themes, in order to enrich and broaden the work and reflections of PIARC Technical Committees and Task forces. The proposed papers were evaluated by the Technical Committees and Task forces through a very detailed mechanism.

The authors of the selected papers are all invited to make a presentation at the poster sessions. In addition, some are invited to make a presentation at the technical sessions.

41 Specific Themes

1. Impact of disruptive technologies on the performance of transport administrations.
2. Digitization and its effect on performance of transport administrations
3. Economic history of transport systems
4. Economic measurement of transport systems
5. Sociology of transport systems
6. Risk management practices in organizations and projects
7. National and subnational road authority cooperation in the face of transformation
8. New business models, new organizational models, new technologies, new applications - How will ITS and road network operations evolve?
9. Internet of things, big data, smart cities, smart roads and road network operations
10. Mobility as a Service and the changing role of road network operators
11. Transportation management during winter events
12. De-icing salt and brines treatments, interventions and best practices
13. How to encourage development of public transport projects
14. Organizing transport services in commuting areas
15. Best practices in terms of multimodal transit nodes
16. Policies for promoting multi-modal freight transport and logistics
17. Truck management on highways
18. Greening road freight transport
19. The role of the infrastructure in road safety: past, present and future
20. Analytical methods for road safety programme policy and investment decision making
21. Multi-agency responses to deliver Safe System and Vision Zero outcomes: case studies of projects
22. Barriers to effective road safety audit
23. Technical security measures for the protection of infrastructure
24. Best practices in road asset management
25. Green paving solutions
26. Optimization of road design and construction
27. Innovative road condition monitoring
28. Taking future inspection and/or maintenance into account during bridge design process
29. Decision process for selection of rehabilitation type considering both technical and economic factors
30. Damage assessment on bridges
31. Case studies and innovations for the future on use of local materials on earthworks
32. Information technologies for earthworks
33. Innovative approaches for rural roads and rural connectivity
34. Road tunnel operations and safety issues related to the development of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
35. Road tunnel operation and safety issues related to the development of new propulsion technologies
36. Methodological approaches and tools for climate change adaptation of roads
37. Frameworks for climate change adaptation of roads
38. Environmental considerations in road projects – the need for resilient communities
39. Improvement of disaster management based on experiences of recent major disasters
40. Role of social networks in disaster response management
41. Road infrastructure resilience