The theme for ICTH 2019 is
"Smart Cities. Disruptive Mobility. Healthy People."
Late Breaker abstracts are invited on the general headings listed below with sub-headings indicating the specific categories; all within the overarching theme of transport and health. Note that an "Other" category is included under each main heading to encourage inclusion of abstracts that do not seem to fit into the general thematic category.
Please note that to present at ICTH 2019-Melbourne, your abstract
DOES NOT
need to focus on technology or disruptive mobility. The overall theme of the conference will highlight emerging issues of smart cities and disruptive mobility; however the primary focus is the impact of transport (and urban/rural) planning and design on quality of life, health and well-being in communities.
ALL abstracts related to transport and health are welcome!
The two highest scoring abstracts in five categories and the two best posters of ICTH will win $250 AUD CASH! Winners will to be recognized during the Awards Luncheon on Friday, 8 November
Transport and Health Behaviour
- Active travel
- Disruptive mobility & cultural shifts
- Methods, performance measures & outcomes
- Public education/public involvement
- Social marketing & other behavioural interventions
Technologies for Smart Cities
- 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 of Cities
- Road safety danger reduction & injury
- Health/environmental impact assessments
- Air quality & pollution
- Noise & water pollution
- Climate change
- Community severance
- Mental health
Planning for Smart Cities
- 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
- Safe routes to school
- Work/school travel plans
Sustainable Urban Transformation
- Green/natural space (biodiversity)
- Environment/social justice/inequities
- Transport economics
- Infrastructure for transport beyond the private car (i.e., walking/cycling)
Late Breaking Category: Women's Health & Transport
Abstracts will be evaluated and scored by a minimum of three independent peer-reviewers. The final score is taken as an average of three scores.
Research and practitioner abstracts are scored separately.
Late Breaker abstract notification of acceptance will be sent out on a rolling basis to the presenting author on or before 28 June 2019.
