A resiliency framework for planning in state transportation agencies

Amoaning-Yankson, Stephanie

Title:

A resiliency framework for planning in state transportation agencies

dc.contributor.advisor	Amekudzi-Kennedy, Adjo A.
dc.contributor.author	Amoaning-Yankson, Stephanie
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Watkins, Kari
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Attoh-Okine, Nii O.
dc.contributor.department	Civil and Environmental Engineering
dc.date.accessioned	2013-09-20T13:30:42Z
dc.date.available	2013-09-20T13:30:42Z
dc.date.created	2013-08
dc.date.issued	2013-07-03
dc.date.submitted	August 2013
dc.date.updated	2013-09-20T13:30:42Z
dc.description.abstract	This thesis presents a framework for resiliency planning in state departments of transportation and other transportation agencies. The development of this framework is motivated by the need for more resilient transportation systems, due of the increasing frequency and the effect both natural and man-made catastrophic disasters have on transportation systems. The resiliency framework is based on the urban transportation planning framework and is thus applied in the broader context of general transportation planning. The resiliency framework is then applied in a preliminary review to three statewide transportation plans to show the resiliency deficiencies of those plans and how the framework may be applied to increase resiliency. These plans are selected from three different states with diversity of locations and without any preconceived notions about their incorporation of resiliency in their planning process. This preliminary review reveals a reactive nature towards investments that increase an agency’s resilience. This may be attributed to the problem of limited funding for transportation investments, as well as, limited knowledge by the transportation agencies about the return on such resiliency investments, mostly due to the uncertainty associated with the occurrence of catastrophic disasters, especially the predictability of weather-related events. However, post-disaster transportation system overhauls provide enough evidence for the need for more systemic ways of addressing resiliency in planning processes.
dc.description.degree	M.S.
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/49123
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology
dc.subject	Resiliency framework
dc.subject	Disaster impacts on transportation
dc.subject	Transportation resiliency
dc.subject.lcsh	Organizational resilience
dc.subject.lcsh	Transportation Planning
dc.subject.lcsh	Disasters
dc.title	A resiliency framework for planning in state transportation agencies
dc.type	Text
dc.type.genre	Thesis
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local.contributor.advisor	Amekudzi-Kennedy, Adjo A.
local.contributor.corporatename	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename	College of Engineering
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thesis.degree.level	Masters