National review of hurricane evacuation plans and policies: A comparison and contrast of state practices

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 257-275

  Urbina, Elba ^a   Wolshon, Brian ^b  

^a and Yerby ^*  (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraflow; Emergency and disaster planning; Evacuation; Traffic engineering

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT; PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION;

TRAFFIC JAMS;

HURRICANES;

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HURRICANE; NATURAL DISASTER; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037353545     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-8564(02)00015-0     Document Type: Article

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