@BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "Sharing Information between Public Safety and Transportation Agencies for Traffic Incident Management", abstract = "TRB\u2019s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 520: Sharing Information between Public Safety and Transportation Agencies for Traffic Incident Management presents lessons learned from around the country on how public safety and transportation agencies share information for managing traffic incidents.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13730/sharing-information-between-public-safety-and-transportation-agencies-for-traffic-incident-management", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Summary of a Forum on Spectrum Management Policy Reform", isbn = "978-0-309-09243-2", abstract = "In 2003, the Department of Commerce\u2019s Spectrum Policy Initiative was established with the objective of promoting a more efficient and beneficial use of the spectrum. As part of that Initiative, a series of public forums about spectrum management policy was held. The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board was asked to organize one of these forums, a public forum to gather the views of a variety of government and private sector stakeholders about the impact of spectrum policy on their activities. This report presents a summary of those views. Among those included are those representing national defense, homeland security, aviation, science, public safety, amateur radio, cellular voice and data, and terrestrial broadcast uses of the spectrum. Although prepared by the NRC, the report does not present NRC findings or recommendations. A broader study of spectrum policy, including findings and recommendations, will be issued in early 2005.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11007/summary-of-a-forum-on-spectrum-management-policy-reform", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board", title = "Transmission Pipelines and Land Use: A Risk-Informed Approach -- Special Report 281", abstract = "TRB Special Report 281: Transmission Pipelines and Land Use: A Risk-Informed Approach calls upon the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Pipeline Safety in the Research and Special Programs Administration to work with stakeholders in developing risk-informed land use guidance for use by policy makers, planners, local officials, and the public.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11046/transmission-pipelines-and-land-use-a-risk-informed-approach-special", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Assessment of the Army Plan for the Pine Bluff Non-Stockpile Facility", isbn = "978-0-309-09138-1", abstract = "The U.S. Army is in the process of destroying its chemical weapons stockpile and related, non-stockpile chemical materiel. At the request of the Army, the National Research Council (NRC) has published a number of studies over the last 16 years providing scientific and technical advice on that disposal effort. For this study, the NRC was asked to assess the design of the facility at the Pine Bluff (Arkansas) Arsenal intended to dispose of a large amount of non-stockpile materiel, including 1250 recovered old chemical weapons. \n\nThis is the first of a series of studies directed at reviewing and assessing the Product Manager for Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel initiatives for destruction of this materiel. The report provides the results of the Pine Bluff assessment. It includes a description of the Pine Bluff facility; a discussion of worker and public safety; management issues; regulatory, permitting, and public involvement; and the role of alternative destruction technologies currently residing at the facility. \n\n", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10930/assessment-of-the-army-plan-for-the-pine-bluff-non-stockpile-facility", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "Training Program for Night Road Work to Improve Safety and Operations", abstract = "TRB\u2019s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Results Digest 293: Training Program for Night Road Work to Improve Safety and Operations describes development of a self-contained training package that complements NCHRP Report 475: A Procedure for Assessing and Planning Nighttime Highway Construction and Maintenance, which presented a decision process to assist highway agencies in evaluating night work alternatives against other work schedules, and NCHRP Report 476: Guidelines for Design and Operation of Nighttime Traffic Control for Highway Maintenance and Construction, which provides guidelines for developing a plan for night work that will provide public and worker safety. The self-contained training package is available as NCHRP CD-ROM 50: Training Materials for Night Road Work to Improve Safety and Operations. ", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23345/training-program-for-night-road-work-to-improve-safety-and-operations", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "A New Vision of Mobility: Guidance to Foster Collaborative Multimodal Decision Making", abstract = "TRB\u2019s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) and National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) have jointly produced Research Results Digest TCRP 65\/NCHRP 288 -- A New Vision of Mobility: Guidance to Foster Collaborative Multimodal Decision Making. The single digest summarizes the results of the first phase of a TCRP and NCHRP jointly funded project that will eventually produce a short document for popular distribution, serving as a guidance resource in a \u201chandbook\u201d format and a \u201ccompendium\u201d of case examples upon which the guidance document is based.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22068/a-new-vision-of-mobility-guidance-to-foster-collaborative-multimodal-decision-making", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "Measuring and Communicating the Effects of Traffic Incident Management Improvements", abstract = "TRB\u2019 National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Results Digest 289: Measuring and Communicating the Effects of Traffic Incident Management Improvements examines performance measures for traffic incident management. Appendixes to NCHRP Research Results Digest 289 are available online.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23368/measuring-and-communicating-the-effects-of-traffic-incident-management-improvements", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "A Guide for Increasing Seatbelt Use", abstract = "TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500 -- Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan; Volume 11: A Guide for Increasing Seatbelt Use provides strategies that can be employed to increase the use of seatbelts.Additional information on the NCHRP Report 500 series. ", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23422/a-guide-for-increasing-seatbelt-use", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "Development and Deployment of Standards for Intelligent Transportation Systems: Review of the Federal Program -- Special Report 280", abstract = "TRB Special Report 280: Development and Deployment of Standards for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS): Review of the Federal Program presents recommendations for future management of the Federal Highway Administration\u2019s ITS Standards Program.A summary of Special Report 280 as published in the January-February 2005 issue of TR News is available.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10897/development-and-deployment-of-standards-for-intelligent-transportation-systems-review", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "Utilities and Roadside Safety", abstract = "TRB State of the Art Report 9: Utilities and Roadside Safety includes the latest information on utility company, state department of transportation (DOT), and local highway agency roadside safety programs; describes the current status of a combined federal and industry effort to implement roadside safety, including yielding poles; and documents recent developments in guardrail, concrete barrier, and crash cushion design to reduce utility maintenance costs, potential liability, and public health costs.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23378/utilities-and-roadside-safety", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "Appendixes to Measuring and Communicating the Effects of Traffic Incident Management Improvements", abstract = "TRB\u2019 National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web Document 64 is the appendixes to NCHRP Research Results Digest 289: Measuring and Communicating the Effects of Traffic Incident Management Improvements. It includes workshop presentations and examples traffic incident management promotional activities.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21964/appendixes-to-measuring-and-communicating-the-effects-of-traffic-incident-management-improvements", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", editor = "Richard Sylves and Patricia Jones Kershaw", title = "Reducing Future Flood Losses: The Role of Human Actions: Summary of a Workshop, March 2, 2004, Washington, DC: A Summary to the Disasters Roundtable", abstract = "On March 2, 2004 the Disasters Roundtable held its 10th workshop, which dealt with the topic of flood hazards and what needs to be done to help reduce society\u00ef\u00bf\u00bds future vulnerability to them. The summary of the workshop, entitled Reducing Future Flood Losses: The Role of Human Actions, covers discussion by academic, government and private sector experts and stakeholders on the role of local, state and federal government in countering flood disaster losses; initiatives undertaken by the private sector; insights from research on such topics as presidential flood disaster declarations; and discussion of the historical evolution of government flood policies, including those initiated by Congress and implemented by various administrations through the Corps of Engineers and FEMA.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11171/reducing-future-flood-losses-the-role-of-human-actions-summary", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Methodology for Estimating Prospective Benefits of Energy R&D Programs", abstract = "Since its inception in 1977, the Department of Energy has invested substantial sums in energy efficiency and fossil energy R&D. To monitor its effectiveness, the agency and Congress have, over the years, pursued evaluation of these R&D programs that focuses on its cost and benefits. Such evaluation, however, is difficult and must incorporate the full range of public benefits as well as what might happen if that R&D had not been funded by the federal government. To help address these challenges, and at the direction of Congress, DOE asked the NRC to develop a methodology for evaluating the prospective benefits of its fossil energy and energy efficiency R&D programs. Such methodology can be used to evaluate program management and funding decisions on an ongoing basis. This letter report provides an overview of the studies approach and how it differs from retrospective studies of this R&D previously carried out by the NRC. ", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11176/methodology-for-estimating-prospective-benefits-of-energy-rd-programs", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Heavy Trucks", abstract = "TRB\u2019s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500 Volume 13: Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan -- A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Heavy Trucks provides strategies that can be employed to reduce the number of collisions involving heavy trucks. ", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23424/a-guide-for-reducing-collisions-involving-heavy-trucks", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "Geospatial Information Infrastructure for Transportation Organizations", abstract = "TRB Conference Proceedings 31: Geospatial Information Infrastructure for Transportation Organizations -- Toward a Foundation for Improved Decision Making summarizes the importance of geospatial information in decision making and the committee\u2019s recommendations resulting from three workshops held in 2002. Also included are selected current practices, trends in decision-making tools, and a detailed discussion of the committee\u2019s findings and recommendations related to geospatial information infrastructure. ", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22065/geospatial-information-infrastructure-for-transportation-organizations", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Engineering", title = "Emerging Technologies and Ethical Issues in Engineering: Papers from a Workshop", isbn = "978-0-309-09271-5", abstract = "Engineers and ethicists participated in a workshop to discuss the responsible development of new technologies. Presenters examined four areas of engineering--sustainability, nanotechnology, neurotechnology, and energy--in terms of the ethical issues they present to engineers in particular and society as a whole. Approaches to ethical issues include: analyzing the factual, conceptual, application, and moral aspects of an issue; evaluating the risks and responsibilities of a particular course of action; and using theories of ethics or codes of ethics developed by engineering societies as a basis for decision making. Ethics can be built into the education of engineering students and professionals, either as an aspect of courses already being taught or as a component of engineering projects to be examined along with research findings. Engineering practice workshops can also be effective, particularly when they include discussions with experienced engineers. This volume includes papers on all of these topics by experts in many fields. The consensus among workshop participants is that material on ethics should be an ongoing part of engineering education and engineering practice.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11083/emerging-technologies-and-ethical-issues-in-engineering-papers-from-a", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "Cooperative Agreements for Corridor Management", abstract = "TRB\u2019s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 337: Cooperative Agreements for Corridor Management examines the current state of practice in developing and implementing cooperative agreements for corridor management, elements of such agreements, and successful practices or lessons learned. The report focuses on cooperative agreements between two or more government agencies or between public and private entities that address land use and transportation linkages. ", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23332/cooperative-agreements-for-corridor-management", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Biotechnology Research in an Age of Terrorism", isbn = "978-0-309-08977-7", abstract = "In recent years much has happened to justify an examination of biological research\nin light of national security concerns. The destructive application of biotechnology\nresearch includes activities such as spreading common pathogens or transforming\nthem into even more lethal forms. Policymakers and the scientific community at\nlarge must put forth a vigorous and immediate response to this challenge. This new\nbook by the National Research Council recommends that the government expand\nexisting regulations and rely on self-governance by scientists rather than adopt intrusive\nnew policies. One key recommendation of the report is that the government\nshould not attempt to regulate scientific publishing but should trust scientists and\njournals to screen their papers for security risks, a task some journals have already\ntaken up. With biological information and tools widely distributed, regulating only\nU.S. researchers would have little effect. A new International Forum on Biosecurity\nshould encourage the adoption of similar measures around the world. Seven types\nof risky studies would require approval by the Institutional Biosafety Committees\nthat already oversee recombinant DNA research at some 400 U.S. institutions. These\n\"experiments of concern\" include making an infectious agent more lethal and rendering\nvaccines powerless.\n", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10827/biotechnology-research-in-an-age-of-terrorism", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", editor = "John Balog and Peter Bromley and Jamie Beth Strongin and David Chia and Kathleen Bagdonas and Scott Hamwey", title = "Concept for an e-Transit Reference Enterprise Architecture", abstract = "TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 84: e-Transit: Electronic Business Strategies for Public Transportation, Volume 5 - Concept for an e-Transit Reference Enterprise Architecture examines the need for and uses of a reference enterprise architecture; the process for its development based on using systems engineering concepts and practices; the basic concepts behind systems engineering and enterprise architecture; and the transit-specific tasks associated with creating an e-transit reference enterprise architecture.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23351/concept-for-an-e-transit-reference-enterprise-architecture", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Army Science and Technology for Homeland Security: Report 2: C4ISR", isbn = "978-0-309-09164-0", abstract = "Shortly after the events of September 11, 2001, the U.S. Army asked the National Research Council (NRC) for a series of reports on how science and technology could assist the Army meet its Homeland defense obligations. The first report, Science and Technology for Army Homeland Security\u2014Report 1, presented a survey of a road range of technologies and recommended applying Future Force technologies to homeland security wherever possible. In particular, the report noted that the Army should play a major role in providing emergency command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities and that the technology and architecture needed for homeland security C4ISR was compatible with that of the Army\u2019s Future Force. This second report focuses on C4ISR and how it can facilitate the Army\u2019s efforts to assist the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and emergency responders meet a catastrophic event.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11053/army-science-and-technology-for-homeland-security-report-2-c4isr", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }