Departure time choice behavior for hurricane evacuation planning: The case of the understudied medically fragile population

Despite the non-trivial number of (non-institutionalized) residents with special needs – referred to as the medically fragile population in this paper – there is virtually no research available to guide the hurricane evacuation planning for this population group. One area is their evacuation time choice behavior that can have tremendous implications for their safety as well as the logistics of the evacuation process. In this paper, the authors fundamentally advance their understanding of the evacuation timing behavior of this heavily understudied, and potentially vulnerable, population group. Analysis indicates that key differences exist between the medically fragile and non-medically fragile population.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2015.03.002
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1366554515000629
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Ng, ManWo
  • Diaz, Rafael
  • Behr, Joshua
• Publication Date: 2015-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 215-226
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
  • Volume: 77
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1366-5545
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13665545

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Departure time; Disaster preparedness; Emergency management; Evacuation; Hurricanes; Logistics; Persons with disabilities
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01561510
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 2015 9:49AM