Cooperative Research Programs Series
Periodicals and Other Documents
|
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.
 Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and FuelsMarch 21, 2013 The Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, part of the National Academies’ Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences (DEPS), has release a report that finds that by the year 2050, the United States may be able to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent for light-duty vehicles -- cars and small trucks -- via a combination of more efficient vehicles; the us...
|
 Underground Engineering for Sustainable Urban DevelopmentMarch 11, 2013 The Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, part of the National Academies’ Division on Earth and Life Studies (DELS) has released a report that finds that sustainable urban development is dependent on coordinating and managing underground infrastructure--such as utilities, transportation networks, and building foundations--as part of an integrated, above- and below-ground system. The report exp...
|
 Disaster Resilience: A National ImperativeNovember 7, 2012 The Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, part of the National Academies’ Division on Policy and Global Affairs (PGA), has released a report that defines "national resilience," describes the state of knowledge about resilience to hazards and disasters, and frames the main issues related to increasing resilience in the United States. The report also provide goals, baseline condit...
|
 Corps of Engineers Water Resources Infrastructure: Deterioration, Investment, or Divestment?October 10, 2012 The Water Science and Technology Board, part of the National Academies’ Division on Earth and Life Sciences (DELS) has released a report that explores the status of operations, maintenance, and rehabilitation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ water resources infrastructure, and identifies options for the Corps and the nation in setting maintenance and rehabilitation priorities. DELS, like TR...
|
 A National Strategy for Advancing Climate ModelingSeptember 15, 2012 The Board on Atmospheric Studies and Climate, part of the National Academies Division on Earth and Life Studies (DELS) has released a report that emphasizes the needs for climate models to evolve substantially in order to deliver climate projections at the scale and level of detail desired by decision makers. The committee that developed the report recommends an annual U.S. climate modeling for...
|
 Recapturing NASA's Aeronautics Flight Research CapabilitiesAugust 5, 2012 The Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, part of the National Academies’ Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences (DEPS) has released a report that concludes that the type and sophistication of flight research currently being conducted by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) today is relatively low and that the agency's overall progress in aeronautics is severe...
|
 Climate Change: Evidence, Impacts, and ChoicesJuly 15, 2012 The National Research Council has released a new booklet and video designed to help the public gain a better understanding of what is known about climate change. The new resources are based on a number of independent reports from the National Research Council that represent the consensus of experts who have reviewed hundreds of studies describing many years of accumulating evidence. The 3...
|
|
 Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Second ReportJune 24, 2012 The National Research Council’s Committee on Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Phase 2, has released its second report that reviews the 21st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP) as a whole, its major areas of focus, 21CTP management and priority setting, efficient operations, and the new SuperTruck program. The purpose of the Partnership is to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, inc...
|
|
 Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the NationMay 22, 2012 The Institute of Medicine has released a report that is part of a series of publications that provide information and analysis to policy makers and others working to turn the obesity epidemic around. The report explores prior obesity prevention strategies and focuses on five critical goals for preventing obesity: integrating physical activity into people's daily lives, making healthy food and b...
|
 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...
|
 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...
|
 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...
|
|
|
|