Winter Service Session 08 - Adjustments in winter maintenance organization according to climate change and new climate zones
Wednesday, March 11
11:30
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13:00
Chair: Tae J. Kwon, Ph.D., P.Eng., Associate Professor, University of Alberta
Room: Room 1
This session explores how winter maintenance organizations are adapting to the impacts of climate change and shifting climate zones, with the speakers from the call for papers. It will feature a French case study on resource allocation strategies, an analysis of past and future winter road weather patterns in Sweden, and insights into how climate change is influencing national winter maintenance policies in France. Together, these presentations emphasize the importance of flexible, forward‑looking approaches to ensure safe and sustainable winter road operations in a changing environment.
Welcome and session introduction
• Tae J. Kwon, Ph.D., P.Eng., Associate Professor, University of Alberta
Presentations
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Winter service resources allocation in response to climate change, case study of a french department
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Past and Future Winter Road Weather in Sweden
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Impact of climate change on winter maintenance policies in France
Questions and Answers
• Tae J. Kwon, Ph.D., P.Eng., Associate Professor, University of Alberta
Conclusion
• Tae J. Kwon, Ph.D., P.Eng., Associate Professor, University of Alberta
Organization
Session Organiser: Horst Hanke, Leader of the German Winter Service Committee, Germany
Session Secretary: [To be confirmed]