The International Conference on Transport & Health (ICTH) 2021 edition “Changing Perspectives Following Global Disruption” will take place on 14-30 June 2021 as a virtual event.
The conference will analyse the health impacts of transport and urban planning, governance, strategic management, policy-making, performance metric tools and the potential return on investment of a dynamic system. The event is organised by the Transportation Public Health Link through a collaborative partnership with the International Professional Association for Transport & Health, the Transport & Health Science Group and the Institute of Transportation Engineers.
The call for abstracts will open on 31 January 2021. Below is the list of general topics and specific categories for the abstracts.
Transport and Health Behaviour
- Active travel
- Disruptive mobility & cultural shifts
- Methods, performance measures & outcomes
- Public education/public involvement
- Social marketing & other behavioural interventions
- Gender and Transport
Innovative Technologies
- Autonomous/connected vehicle technologies
- Transport Network Companies (TNC); Uber, Lyft and others
- Technologies to assist active travel (i.e., Wayfinding apps, etc)
- Infrastructure adaptations & technologies
- Electric vehicles (including e-bikes)
- Renewable energies
Transport and Health Impacts
- Road safety danger reduction & injury
- Health/environmental impact assessments
- Air quality
- Noise pollution
- Water Contamination
- Climate change
- Community severance
- Mental health
Urban/Rural Planning
- Complete/healthy streets/governance
- Aging populations
- Disability assisted mobility (paratransit)
- Planning & infrastructure challenges
- Built environment density, distance
- Monitoring & evaluation
- Socio-technical challenge
- City trials, Intervention studies and natural experiments
- Work/school travel plans
- Green/natural space (biodiversity)
- Environment/social justice/inequities
- Transport economics
- Infrastructure for transport beyond the private car (i.e., walking/cycling)
Consult abstract submission guidelines here.
