Extreme weather events and road and rail transportation in Germany

International Journal of Emergency Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 207-227

  Trinks, Christian ^a   Hiete, Michael ^a   Comes, Tina ^a   Schultmann, Frank ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baden Wuerttemberg; Climate change adaptation; Emergency management; Extreme weather events; Germany; Impact analysis; North Rhine Westphalia; Rail transportation; Risk management; Risk mitigation; Road transportation

Indexed keywords

CIVIL DEFENSE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISASTERS; EXTREME WEATHER; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; HIGHWAY PLANNING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; RAILINGS; RAILROADS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROADS AND STREETS; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG; CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS; GERMANY; IMPACT ANALYSIS; NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA; RAIL TRANSPORTATION; RISK MITIGATION; ROAD TRANSPORTATION;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

AMBULANCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLD EXPOSURE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GERMANY; HUMAN; RAILWAY; REVIEW; RISK; RISK MANAGEMENT; WEATHER;

EID: 84863464369     PISSN: 14714825     EISSN: 17415071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2012.047525     Document Type: Review

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