Assessing the sensitivity of transportation assets to extreme weather events and climate change

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2326, 2013, Pages 16-23

  Rowan, Emily ^a   Evans, Christopher ^a   Riley Gilbert, Marybeth ^a   Hyman, Rob ^b   Kafalenos, Rob ^b   Beucler, Brian ^b   Rodehorst, Beth ^a   Choate, Anne ^a   Schultz, Peter ^a  

^a ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RISK ASSESSMENT; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

CLIMATE IMPACTS; CLIMATE STRESSORS; CLIMATE-WEATHER; CRITICAL STEPS; DESIGN PLANS; EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS; SENSITIVITY MATRIX; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; WEATHER IMPACT;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84880716950     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2326-03     Document Type: Article

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