Current Research
- Current Research
- Impact Estimation of the Effects of Climate Change on Freight Transportation Infrastructure
- Development of an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Evaluation Toolbox
- Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Freight Transportation Operations and Infrastructure – A Leadership Summit
- Regional Traffic and Safety Information Dissemination: Phase III
- Data Collection and Analysis to Evaluate Transportation System Performance
- Evaluating Vulnerabilities to Transportation Infrastructure Under Future Climate Projections
- Simulations to Inform Management of Systems Under a Range of Scenarios
- Evaluating Benefits of Mitigation Strategies
- Development of a Decision-Support Tool for Bridge Infrastructure Adaptation in Response to Climate-Induced Flood Risk
- Mining AIS Data for Improved Vessel Trip Analysis Capabilities
- Enterprise Risk Management Methods Enhancement and Mitigation Strategy Development
- Completed Research Projects
- Network Analysis of Freight Diversion and Capacity Issues in Tennessee
- Intermodal Freight Network – User Interface Development
- U.S. Foreign Waterborne Cargo Data System: phase II
- Mining AIS Data for Improved Vessel Trip Analysis Capabilities
- Spatial Analysis of Safety and Security Vulnerability During Transport of Hazardous Materials
- U.S. Freight Investment Efficiency: Phase I
- Baseline of the US National Freight System
- National Scan of Freight Capacity, Safety and Security Issues (phases I and II)
- Freight Analysis Network Development
- Intermodal Freight Curriculum Development
- Freight Analysis Network – Terminal Capacity Estimation
- Tennessee Highway Route Risk Assessments
- I-40 Trucking Operations and Safety Analysis
- Enterprise Risk Management Needs Assessment Protocol
- Intermodal GIS Network Risk Assessment
- Truck Terminal and Corridor Performance Analysis
- Coastal Maritime Risk Assessments
- The “Phases” of Emergency Management
- The Recovery Phase of Emergency Management
- Freight Transportation and Emergency Management: Profiles of 3 Stakeholder Groups
- Safety, Security and Capacity of Critical Rail Corridors
- Intermodal Freight GIS Network
- Regional Traffic and Safety Information Dissemination – Phase 2
- CAIT 10: Inland Marine Transportation Analytics, Phase II
- Inland Marine Transportation Data Collection Using Automatic Identification Systems
- US Foreign Waterborne Cargo Data System
- TDOT SmartWay Information System (TSIS)
- Spill Management Information System (SMIS)
Researchers at the Vanderbilt Center for Environmental Management Studies (VCEMS) and the Vanderbilt Center for Transportation Research (VECTOR) have repurposed a commonly available tool to assist in this daunting and important task. Utilizing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) HAZUS-MH software as a cornerstone, the researchers developed a methodology that may be employed by communities to triage the bridges in their jurisdiction for scour risk. The methodology, validated against data gathered from the devastating floods that struck Davidson County in 2010, provides a tool that can be used by communities both large and small to minimize impact to their transportation lifelines from precipitation and flooding changes brought about by our changing climate. This work is the result of dissertation research conducted by James C. Banks under the direction of Mark Abkowitz and Janey Camp. More information can be found from the dissertation itself, contacting Abkowitz or Camp, or from following journal articles:
2014 J. Banks, J. Camp, M. Abkowitz. Scale and Resolution Considerations in the Application of HAZUS-MH to Flood Risk Assessments. ASCEJournal: Natural Hazards Review. October 2014, 04014025-1-10.
2014 J. Banks, J. Camp, M. Abkowitz. Adaptation Planning for Floods: A Review of Available Tools. Natural Hazards. 70(2): 1327-1337.
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