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Special Session

Introduction

Jean-François Corté (PIARC Secretary General)

Part 1: Development of roads and road networks in the XXth century

Chair: Gijs Mom (Eindhoven University of Technology/The Netherlands)

• Review of the major factors influencing road development during the XXth century Presentation / Paper
  

  Max Lay (Royal Automobile Club of Victoria/Australia)

• The Rise, Decline and Potential Rebirth of the American Parkway Presentation / Paper
  

  Timothy Davis (University of Kentucky/USA)

• Italian Roads in the 20th Century - From rupta to high-quality road and mobility manager, a century-long process Presentation / Paper
  

  Gabriele Camomilla (Consultant, Autostrade/Italy)

• Mexico: Roads and development Presentation / Paper
  

  Paul Garnica (MexicanTransport Institute/Mexico)

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Part 2: Technological aspects

Chair: Jean Berthier (France)

• How to adapt road pavements to the irruption of the automobile Paper
  

  André Guillerme (Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers/France)

• Construction of roads in Algerian Sahara: a true field of training for the French Administration and the road industry (1955-1962) Presentation / Paper
  

  Arnaud Berthonnet (University of Paris-Sorbonne/France)

• CONCRETE ROADS: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROAD CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE IN THE 20TH CENTURY Presentation / Paper
  

  André Jasienski (FEBELCEM/Belgium)

• The tyre and the road, a secular couple Presentation / Paper
  

  Christophe Laprais (Michelin/France)

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Part 3: Cultural, social and economical aspects

Chair: Hans-Liudger Dienel (Technical University Berlin/Germany)

• Engineers and Highway Development: The Rise and Fall of Expertise during the 20th Century Presentation / Paper
  

  Bruce Seely (Michigan Technological/USA)

• The reform in roads. Institutional turn in the sixties in the US Presentation / Paper
  

  Steve Bernardin (University Paris 1/France)

• Politics and Freeways: U.S. Cases of Social Conflict and Institutional Adaptation Presentation / Paper
  

  Patricia Cavanaugh (University of Minnesota/USA)

• Building an Infrastructure for the Automobile System; PIARC and Road Safety (1908-1938) Presentation / Paper
  

  Gijs Mom (Eindhoven University of Technology/The Netherlands)

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Part 4: Cultural, social and economical aspects (continued)

Chair: Alain Billon (Comité d'histoire de l'équipement, des transports et du lodgement /France)

• The Columbia: America's greatest highway Presentation / Paper
  

  Robert Hadlow (Oregon Department of Transportation/USA)

• Cities facing the problem of urban traffic, the example of Lyon (1912-1969) Presentation / Paper
  

  Sébastien Gardon (Ecole nationale des travaux publics de l’Etat/France)

• Understanding the Evolution of Community Severance and its Consequences on Mobility and Social Cohesion over the Past Century Presentation / Paper
  

  Annabel Bradbury (Halcrow Group/UK)

• The repression of motorway : About the project of a road fair in the Grand Palais 1936 Presentation / Paper
  

  Mathieu Flonneau (University Paris-Panthéon Sorbonne/France)

Closing

Vincent Guigueno (Ecole nationale des Ponts et Chaussées/France)

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