Cooperative Research Programs Series
Periodicals and Other Documents
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Transportation Related Reports of the National Research Council
TRB is one of six major divisions of the National Research Council (NRC)—a private, nonprofit institution that is the principal operating agency of the National Academies in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The NRC is jointly administered by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. From time-to-time other divisions within the NRC will produce reports of interest to TRB's constituency.
 A Review of the U.S. Global Change Research Program's Strategic PlanFebruary 12, 2012 The Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, part of the National Academies’ Division on Earth and Life Studies (DELS), has released a report that reviews the draft 10-year strategic plan for the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). According to the committee that produced the report, the plan, which shapes and coordinates climate and related global environmental change research effo...
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 Macondo Well-Deepwater Horizon Blowout: Lessons for Offshore Drilling SafetyDecember 14, 2011 The National Academy of Engineering and the National Research Council have released a report that examines the causes of the blowout of the Macondo well that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010. The report provides a series of recommendations, for both the oil and gas industry and government regulators, intended to reduce the likelihood and impact of any future losses of well contr...
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 Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel PolicyDecember 9, 2011 The National Research Council has released a report that evaluates the economic and environmental consequences of increasing biofuels production as a result of the Renewable Fuels Standard, as amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act (RFS2). The report describes biofuels produced in 2010 and those projected to be produced and consumed by 2022, reviews model projections and other esti...
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 Global Change and Extreme Hydrology: Testing Conventional WisdomSeptember 6, 2011 The Water Science and Technology Board, part of the National Academies’ Division on Earth and Life Studies (DELS), has released a report based on the proceedings of a workshop that examines whether floods and droughts are becoming more prominent in the United States, how they are changing at the regional scale, and what is known about global climate’s influence on these changes. This report pre...
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Sustainability and the U.S. EPAAugust 23, 2011 The Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, part of the National Academies’ Division on Policy and Global Affairs (PGA) has released report that presents a framework for incorporating sustainability into the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s principles and decision making. The framework, which was requested by EPA, is intended to help the agency better assess the social, environ...
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The Effects of Commuting on Pilot FatigueAugust 1, 2011 The Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education’s (DBASSE’s) Board on Human-Systems Integration and the Transportation Research Board (TRB) have released a report that offers guidance for how pilots should manage their sleep and awake time in order to avoid fatigue levels that could affect performance. The report suggests that commuting practices among airline pilots could potentia...
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Assessing the Relationship Between Propagule Pressure and Invasion Risk in Ballast WaterJuly 2, 2011 The Water Science and Technology Board, part of the National Academies’ Division on Earth and Life Studies (DELS), has released a report designed to help inform the regulation of ballast water by helping the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard better understand the relationship between the concentration of living organisms in ballast water discharges and the probabilit...
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 America’s Climate ChoicesMay 18, 2011 The Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, part of the National Academies’ Division on Earth and Life Studies (DELS), has released a report that builds on the four previous America's Climate Choices study reports and reaffirms that the preponderance of scientific evidence points to human activities as the most likely cause for most of the global warming that has occurred during the las...
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A New Era of Challenges, Opportunities for Corps of EngineersApril 9, 2011 The Water Science and Technology Board, part of the National Academies’ Division on Earth and Life Studies (DELS), has released a report that states that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-- which operates and maintains the nation's water resources infrastructure of dams, levees, locks, and navigation channels--faces a water planning paradox. According to the committee that developed the report, ...
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Understanding Earth's Deep Past: Lessons for Our Climate FutureApril 2, 2011 The Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, part of the National Academies' Division on Earth and Life Studies (DELS), has released a report that sets out a research agenda for an improved understanding of Earth system processes during the transition to a warmer world. High-priority research initiatives include gaining a better understanding of the sensitivity of climate to increased atmospheric...
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 Monitoring Climate Change Impacts: Metrics at the Intersection of the Human and Earth SystemsJanuary 4, 2011 The Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, part of the National Academies’ Division on Earth and Life Studies (DELS), has released a report that lays out 71 metrics or observations -- such as sea-level rise, seasonal snow cover, and air quality -- that when taken together may give advance warning of climate-related changes and their impacts across a range of both local and global scales. DE...
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Describing Socioeconomic Futures for Climate Change Research and Assessment: Report of a WorkshopJanuary 3, 2011 The Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change, part of the National Academies’ Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, has released the proceedings of a conference that explored the state of science for considering socioeconomic changes over long time frames, and examined definitions and concepts designed to help facilitate communication across research communities. T... |
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