Call for Papers

The focus of the conference is the latest developments in transportation planning and land use modeling and new developments and strategies in air quality including transportation planning and land use planning processes that result in air quality benefits. The conference will focus on the technical and data implications.

Papers are solicited on the following or related topics

  • General land use issues
  • New challenges in land-use planning
  • Linking land use, planning, and air quality
  • Global warming, the link with land use and planning
  • Smart growth and growth management: 
  • Air toxics
  • Sustainability issues
  • Non-road mobile source issues
  • Diesel issues including health effects
  • Conformity issues
  • Air quality modeling issues
  • Alternative fuels
  • Regulatory
  • Particulates
  • General planning issues
  • Calibrating travel demand models for AQ
  • Innovative uses of GIS for land use planning, air quality, and transportation planning
  • Planning challenges in small and medium sized communities
  • Addressing air quality issues in small and medium sized communities
  • Relationship between land use and access management
  • Relationship between land use and air quality

Timeline

November 20, 2006:  Abstracts due

December 20, 2006:  Authors notified of acceptance of abstract

March 1, 2007:  Full paper or extended abstract due

April 1, 2007:   Papers returned to authors with comments

May 1, 2007:  Final papers or extended abstracts due

July 9–11, 2007:  Conference

Instructions to Submit Abstracts

Abstracts must be 250 words or less. Make sure to include author contact information and abstract's related topic area with your abstract. Abstracts may be submitted in MS Word or PDF format.

Abstracts must be submitted through this ftp site: ftp://transaq:transaq@www.ctre.iastate.edu

Copy MSWord or PDF file to the ftp site. If you do not receive a confirmation within several days or have problems accessing the site email Shauna Hallmark at shallmar@iastate.edu.

Abstract Acceptance

Each author of an accepted abstract may submit either a short paper (6–10 pages) or an extended abstract (3–5 pages). Authors must attend the conference and present their paper in order for it to be included in the final proceedings.