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This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of asphalt pavement technology, as presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the 5th International Symposium on Asphalt Pavements & Environment (ISAP 2019 APE Symposium), held in Padua, Italy on September 11-13, 2019. It covers highly diverse topics concerning materials and technologies for asphalt pavements, conceived with the purposes of sustainability purposes and environmental compatibility: sustainable pavement materials, marginal materials for asphalt pavements, pavement structures, testing methods and performance, maintenance and management methods, urban heat island mitigation, energy harvesting, and Life Cycle Assessment. The contributions, which were selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, highlight numerous exciting ideas that will spur novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary collaboration among different specialists.

Features the state of the art in asphalt pavement technology for sustainable and environmentally compatible applications Explores new horizons and research frontiers of pavement engineering and materials Written by leading experts in the field