Critical climate impacts on transportation :: UNC-CH University Research Week 2023

Critical climate impacts on transportation: NC student researchers explore climate change, transportation resiliency and safety Presented October 26, 2023 by the UNC Highway Safety Research Center as part of University Research Week 2023. This session features North Carolina student research presentations highlighting connections between geography, transportation, and safety in the state. Topics/Presenters: Exploring the Impacts of Weather-Related Road Closures in North Carolina, Julia Cardwell, Ph.D. student, Department of Geography and Environment, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Measuring and assessing the impacts of chronic coastal roadway flooding to inform adaptation, Thomas Thelen, master’s student, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, NC State University Reflections on Bald Head Island and the impacts of climate change on smaller communities and rural locations near the NC coast, Kimmy Hansen, master’s student, Department of City & Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Moderator: Alyson West, Research Associate, HSRC For more, go to www.hsrc.unc.edu.