Transportation readiness assessment and valuation for emergency logistics

Unique characteristics exist in transportation networks including open infrastructure, widely dispersed populations, and diverse geographic areas. Exploring transportation emergency preparedness is important because these networks are essential for transporting freight and linking residents with essential services. This research investigates the disaster relief and recovery needs of communities and provides a scorecard for evaluating transportation–related emergency preparedness for these communities. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101 is a vital source used by state and local officials to develop emergency operations plans. This guide is used as the basis for developing the Transportation Readiness Assessment and Valuation for Emergency Logistics (TRAVEL). TRAVEL is a scorecard based on Value–Focused Thinking principles that evaluates transportation readiness in emergency operations planning. An application of TRAVEL to three county–level emergency operations plans is provided to demonstrate the use of TRAVEL in a real world plan assessment scenario.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEM.2013.054099
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Copyright © 2013 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
• Authors:
  • Nachtmann, Heather
  • Pohl, Edward A
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 18-36
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Emergency Management
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Inderscience Enterprises Limited
  • ISSN: 1471-4825
  • EISSN: 1741-5071
  • Serial URL: http://inderscience.metapress.com/content/110848/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disaster preparedness; Emergency management; Evaluation and assessment; Logistics; Needs assessment
• Identifier Terms: Transportation Readiness Assessment and Valuation for Emergency Logistics tool
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01484169
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 18 2013 9:13AM