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19. Infrastructure Resilience

Author : Edward Weiner

Published in: Urban Transportation Planning in the United States

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

During October 2012, Hurricane Sandy devastated the Northeast portion of the nation, particularly the coasts of New Jersey and New York. This storm followed the devastation to the Gulf Coast by Hurricanes Katrina and in 2013. These storms and other damage from storms and other natural disasters focused attention on the lack of resilience of urban development and facilities including transportation.

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Metadata
Title
Infrastructure Resilience
Author
Edward Weiner
Copyright Year
2016
Book
Urban Transportation Planning in the United States

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-39974-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-39975-1

Copyright Year: 2016

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39975-1_19