Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to sustainable winter road maintenance / Xianming Shi and Liping Fu -- A framework for life-cycle sustainability assessment of road salt used in winter maintenance operations / Na Cui, Ning Xie and Xianming Shi -- Winter road operations : a historical perspective / Leland D. Smithson -- Societal and user considerations for sustainable winter road operations / David Veneziano and Laura Fay -- Sustainable winter road operations / Chris Albrecht, Ralph Patterson and Leigh Sturges -- The fundamentals of plowing, anti-icing, de-icing and sanding / Alex Klein-Paste and Rune Dalen -- Safety effects of winter weather and road maintenance operations / Taimur Usman -- Mobility effects of winter weather and road maintenance operations / Liping Fu and Tae J. Kwon -- Economic benefits of winter road operations / David Veneziano, Xianming Shi and Laura Fay -- Environmental risks of snow and ice control material / Laura Fay -- Impact of deicing chemicals on roadway infrastructure : risks and best management practices / Xianming Shi and Gang Xu -- Vehicle risks of winter road operations and best management practices / Mehdi Honarvar Nazari and Xianming Shi -- Strategic planning and management for sustainable WRM / Matthew Muresan, Tae J. Kwon, Liping Fu and Xianming Shi -- Source control tactics for sustainable winter road maintenance / Xianming Shi and Liping Fu -- 1) reactive approaches for environmentally sustainable winter road operations / Xianming Shi, Eric Strecker and Scott Jungwirth -- Innovative winter maintenance equipment / William H. Schneider IV, William A. Holik and Mallory J. Crow -- Pavement treatments for winter maintenance / Xianming Shi, Jiang Huang and Zhengxian Yang -- The search for 'greener' materials for winter road maintenance operations / Xianming Shi, Scott Jungwirth and Daniel Stuart Hoffman -- Performance measures for sustainable winter road operations / Tina Greenfield -- Application guidelines for optimal deicing and anti-icing / S M Kamal Hossain, Matthew Muresan and Liping Fu -- A look into the future / Liping Fu and Xianming Shi.

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 19, 2018).

The First and Only Comprehensive Guide to Best Practices in Winter Road Operations.

Winter maintenance operations are essential to ensure the safety, mobility, and productivity of transportation systems, especially in cold-weather climates, and responsible agencies are continually challenged to provide a high level of service in a fiscally and environmentally responsible manner. Sustainable Winter Road Operations bridges the knowledge gaps, providing the first up-to-date, authoritative, single-source overview and guide to best practices in winter road operations that considers the triple bottom line of sustainability.

With contributions from experts in the field from around the world, this book takes a holistic approach to the subject. The editors and chapter authors address the many negative impacts on regional economies and the environment of poorly planned and inadequate winter road operations, and they make a strong case for the myriad benefits of environmentally sustainable concepts and practices. Best practice applications of materials, processes, equipment, and associated technologies and how they can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of winter operations, optimize materials usage, and minimize cost, corrosion, and environmental impacts are all covered in depth.

Sustainable Winter Road Operations is essential reading for maintenance professionals dealing with snow and ice control operations on highways, motorways and local roads. It is a valuable source of information and guidance for decision makers, researchers, and engineers in transportation engineering involved in transportation and highway maintenance. And it is an ideal textbook for advanced-level courses in transportation engineering.

The Editors --Book Jacket.