Traffic congestion and dispersion in Hurricane evacuation

Tanaka, Katsunori; Nagatani, Takashi; Hanaura, Hirotoshi

doi:10.1016/j.physa.2006.10.023

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“…From a transportation perspective, a great deal of emphasis continues on better understanding the problem of evacuation (Tanaka et al 2007;Fu and Wilmot 2006;Baker 1991;Brown et al 2009). Evacuation helps to reduce potential harm to individuals by having them depart areas forecasted to be affected by storms and temporarily relocate to safer areas.…”

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The effects of transportation network failure on people’s accessibility to hurricane disaster relief goods: a modeling approach and application to a Florida case study

Horner

Widener

2011

Nat Hazards

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Following the catastrophic and devastating Atlantic Hurricane seasons in 2004 and 2005, there has been increased interest in formulating planning directives and policy aimed at minimizing the societal impacts of future storms. Not all populations will evacuate an area forecast to be affected by a hurricane, so emergency managers must plan for these people who remain behind. Such planning includes making food, water, ice, and other provisions available at strategic locations throughout an affected area. Recent research has tackled problems related to humanitarian and relief goods distribution with respect to hurricanes. Experience shows that the torrential rains and heavy winds associated with hurricanes can severely damage transportation network infrastructure rendering it unusable. Scanning the literature on hurricane disaster relief provision, there are no studies that expressly consider the potential damage that may be caused to a transportation network by strong storms. This paper examines the impacts of simulated network failures on hurricane disaster relief planning strategies, using a smaller Florida City as an example. A relief distribution protocol is assumed where goods distribution points are set up in predetermined locations following the passage of a storm. Simulation results reveal that modest disruptions to the transportation network produce marked changes in the number and spatial configuration of relief facilities. At the same time, the transportation network appears to be robust and is able to support relief service provision even at elevated levels of hypothesized disruption.

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The effects of transportation network failure on people’s accessibility to hurricane disaster relief goods: a modeling approach and application to a Florida case study

Horner

Widener

2011

Nat Hazards

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“…In microscopic simulation models, the interactions of individual vehicles "are captured by using algorithms that represent vehicle acceleration and deceleration, passing maneuvers, and lane changing behavior" [40]. Tanaka [41] provides such a microscopic simulation model of hurricane evacuation on a single lane highway. The amount of detail, that is required at the microscopic level, becomes overwhelming when trying to model a large-scale evacuation over a large area.…”

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Application of Simulation Modeling for Hurricane Contraflow Evacuation Planning

Moynihan¹,

Fonseca²

2012

Advances in Hurricane Research - Modelling, Meteorology, Preparedness and Impacts

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“…On the basis of these events, important work on transportation and disaster relief planning needs to be done. The transportation community has long explored issues of hurricane evacuation and modeling, and recently, much progress has been made in the area (15,(28)(29)(30)(31)(32). Transportation research should also consider the accessibility challenges of making relief goods and services available to those in need.…”

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Analysis of Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Hurricane Disaster Relief Plans

Horner

Downs

2008

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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Understanding the impacts of transportation policies on different socio-economic groups is a crucial part of ensuring equity in the overall transportation planning process. However, despite substantial research on the socioeconomic impacts of transportation in various contexts, there has been relatively little discussion of their potential influence on the provision of disaster relief. After the recent catastrophic natural disasters and terrorist acts around the world, transportation for disaster relief has become an increasingly important area of research. This paper focuses on the provision of disaster relief after a hurricane. By using a spatial model developed to site facilities for the distribution of relief goods, the study described in this paper considered the various decisions related to where these facilities should be located and investigated the differential impacts of the decisions on socioeconomically disadvantaged groups. The model is formulated and solved by using spatial data for a midsized city in the southeastern United States. The results of the analysis point out the differential accessibility to relief goods that population groups may experience and suggest that consideration of socioeconomic status in future disaster relief decision making is warranted.

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Traffic congestion and dispersion in Hurricane evacuation

Cited by 15 publications

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The effects of transportation network failure on people’s accessibility to hurricane disaster relief goods: a modeling approach and application to a Florida case study

The effects of transportation network failure on people’s accessibility to hurricane disaster relief goods: a modeling approach and application to a Florida case study

Application of Simulation Modeling for Hurricane Contraflow Evacuation Planning

Analysis of Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Hurricane Disaster Relief Plans

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