Understanding the relationships between household decisions and infrastructure investment in disaster recovery : cases from Superstorm Sandy : final report.

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• Creators:
  McNeil, Sue ; Trainor, Joseph ; Greer, Alex ; Jahan, Israt
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Delaware. Disaster Research Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  Rutgers University. Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Disaster relief
  • Hurricanes
  • Infrastructure
  • Capital investments
  • Decision making
  • Households
  • Risk assessment Asset management
  • transportation demand
  • recovery
  • Hurricane Sandy
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CAIT-UTC-037
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States;New York;New Jersey
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Rutgers University. Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
• Abstract:
  Hurricanes, storms and floods damage roads, bridges, transit lines and other elements of our ; transportation infrastructure. Restoring the transportation infrastructure is widely recognized as an ; important element of short-term recovery as the reconstruction of the built environment and other ; elements of long-term recovery are dependent on a functional transportation system. Legislated ; requirements for risk-based asset management plans suggest that infrastructure systems should ; recognize the potential risks of extreme weather events, including mitigation, restoration and ; emergency services. However, asset management plans also need to understand the demand for ; transportation services — regrettably, little is understood of these interactions. ; Based on surveys of residents of Oakwood Beach, New York and Sea Bright, New Jersey, we found ; that the decision to rebuild or relocate after Hurricane Sandy was influenced by the available ; transportation services. We also found that little effort has been made to connect household ; decisions related to rebuilding to the asset management process. ; Most importantly, the MAP-21 and FAST Act requirements for risk-based asset management ; underscore the need to integrate the risks of natural hazards and the risks involved in assessing ; future demand in the context of the hazards. While NYSDOT recognized these elements, much work ; remains to operationalize them. This project serves as a foundation for future work in this area.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT12-G-UTC16
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31795/dot_31795_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.24 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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