NTL Record

Title Literature Search for Federal Highway Administration (ITS-JPO) : assessment of state of the practice and state of the art in evacuation transportation management
Record ID 38816
Personal Name
Creator
Wilson-Goure, Stephanie; Houston, Nancy; Vann Easton, Andrea
Corporate Creator Booz Allen Hamilton for 2001-
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date 20060206
Language English
Abstract Much of what is known about evacuations is based on preparations for incidents, such as hurricanes, for which there is advance warning. With advance warning, evacuations can be planned and managed using procedures and systems that have been developed as a result of extensive and methodical pre-planning. This approach, however, does not adequately support management of incidents when there is no advance warning or when conditions are changing rapidly. Evacuations in response to these types of incidents tend to be monitored, but not well managed. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recognized the importance of and need for new tools and processes to help agencies plan for and manage evacuations where there is little or no advanced warning. Consequently, the FHWA initiated a project to assess the state of the practice and state of the art in evacuation transportation management. This report was prepared to document a literature search to assess what is currently known about the management of evacuations and transportation management during evacuation situations, including the necessary support from public safety and other public organizations with a role in managing evacuations.
Rosap ID dot:20663
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20663
TRT Terms Disaster preparedness
General Subjects Emergency management--Research; Evacuation of civilians--Management--Research; Transportation--Planning--Research; Emergency transportation--Planning--Research
Classification NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - PLANNING AND POLICY
Geographical
Coverage
United States
OCLC 740896753
TRIS Online
Accession No
1111950
Contract Number DTFH61-01-00183
Report Number FHWA-HOP-08-015
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/38000/38800/38816/fhwahop08015.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository