Emergency and Major Event Transportation Systems Planning, Design, Management, and Operations
Description
Sections provide a background and history of emergency and major event planning then move to the history, trail-and-error development, testing, and implementation. It then reviews and synthesizes current practices and examples of recognized novel, unique, and effective practices, including practices that provide significant benefits at low cost. Next, it incorporates aspects of practice perspectives from agencies and individuals who are most involved with planning and operational practices. This includes not only transportation fields traditionally tasked with the transportation system planning, design, control and management, but also the allied fields of law and traffic enforcement and emergency management as well as towing, service patrols, and the military.
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Persons
Dr. Brian Wolshon is the Edward A. and Karen Wax Schmitt Distinguished Professor of Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Louisiana State University (LSU), where he has been a faculty member since January 1997. He is the founding Director of the US DOT-sponsored Gulf Coast Research Center for Evacuation and Transportation Resiliency. An internationally recognized expert in emergency evacuation and transportation resilience, Dr. Wolshon chaired the Transportation Research Board's Committee on Emergency Evacuation for 17 years, having founded it in 2001. He has authored hundreds of reports, book chapters, and scientific journal papers, including notable works such as the 7th Edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers' Traffic Engineering Handbook. His research has significantly advanced the understanding of mass evacuations and is frequently cited by academics and practitioners alike. Dr. Wolshon's expertise is sought after by media organizations worldwide, leading to numerous interviews across various platforms.
Content
2. Concepts, Terminology, Goals, and Historical Background
3. Policy and Planning
4. Design and Implementation
5. Operations and Controls
6. Safety and Security
7. Modeling and Simulation
8. Connected Systems and Autonomous Vehicles
9. Resilience
10. Case Study Examples
11. Conclusion