%0 Book %A National Academy of Engineering %T Making a World of Difference: Engineering Ideas into Reality %@ 978-0-309-31265-3 %D 2014 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18966/making-a-world-of-difference-engineering-ideas-into-reality %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18966/making-a-world-of-difference-engineering-ideas-into-reality %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Engineering and Technology %P 63 %X Fifty years ago, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) was founded by the stroke of a pen when the National Academy of Sciences Council approved the NAE's articles of organization. Making a World of Difference commemorates the NAE anniversary with a collection of essays that highlight the prodigious changes in people's lives that have been created by engineering over the past half century and consider how the future will be similarly shaped. Over the past 50 years, engineering has transformed our lives literally every day, and it will continue to do so going forward, utilizing new capabilities, creating new applications, and providing ever-expanding services to people. The essays of Making a World of Difference discuss the seamless integration of engineering into both our society and our daily lives, and present a vision of what engineering may deliver in the next half century. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Elizer, Marshall %E Bockisch, Jay %E Sewell, Michael %E Potts, Ingrid %E Torbic, Darren %E Gilpin, Joe %T Design Guide for Low-Speed Multimodal Roadways %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25248/design-guide-for-low-speed-multimodal-roadways %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25248/design-guide-for-low-speed-multimodal-roadways %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 280 %X TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 880: Design Guide for Low-Speed Multimodal Roadways provides best practice guidance by referencing a range of acceptable elements, criteria, and values for critical dimensions for design of low- to intermediate-speed roadways with a mix of users. The report assists designers in establishing a balance between operational efficiency, comfort, safety, and convenience for modes on the low- and intermediate-speed roadways. Low to intermediate speed is defined as 45 miles per hour and lower design speed for the purpose of this report. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Torey, and John Habermann Beverly J. %T Landscape Development and Management Practices for Urban Freeway Roadsides %D 2019 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25508/landscape-development-and-management-practices-for-urban-freeway-roadsides %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25508/landscape-development-and-management-practices-for-urban-freeway-roadsides %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 126 %X Current practices used by state departments of transporttion to design and manage the urban freeway roadsides (UFRs) environment is the focus of National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 539: Landscape Development and Management Practices for Urban Freeway Roadsides.The urban freeway roadsides (UFRs) for this synthesis are those roadsides associated with high visibility urban freeways with limited pedestrian access, such as wider medians, interchanges, and overpasses.The UFR is part of a greater urban environment with broad social, political, economic, and environmental implications for management. There are numerous UFR stakeholders, such as their respective municipalities, residents, adjacent landowners and businesses, traveling public, and state DOTs, and each has specific requests, requirements, and considerations. Among these are an acceptable level of maintenance and stakeholder expectations for aesthetics.State departments of transportation (DOTs) recognize their roadway systems are assets that need management and acknowledge that pavements and other infrastructure routinely require resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation because their integrity degrades over time. However, the UFR and its respective urban freeway systems may not receive the same routine restoration. The vegetation installed at the time of roadway construction ages with the surrounding infrastructure. Decades after initial installation within the UFR, transportation agencies have mature landscapes that may be near the end of their life cycle.The inability to adequately access and maintain these areas can result in failure of planted vegetation, loss of investment, and public criticism of state DOTs. The UFR is part of state DOTs’ highway system investment facing many challenges as freeway renovations and expansions encroach on limited right-of-way (ROW) areas available for landscape development. As the size of these areas decreases, so does the ability of maintenance workers and equipment to safely access and maintain them. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Forrest, Sherrie %T The State of Resilience: A Leadership Forum and Community Workshop: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-47369-9 %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25054/the-state-of-resilience-a-leadership-forum-and-community-workshop %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25054/the-state-of-resilience-a-leadership-forum-and-community-workshop %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Conflict and Security Issues %P 94 %X Over the past decade, resilience has gained significant traction across the nation and innovative programs are showing exciting progress in building resilient communities. For communities to be prepared for future extreme weather and climate events, as well as the chronic daily stressors, the momentum of implementing and taking action to build community resilience should continue to be fostered and expanded. Building on its many efforts dedicated to increasing and enhancing resilience, the Resilient America Roundtable hosted the State of Resilience Leadership Forum and Community Workshop on June 28 and 29, 2016. This activity brought together diverse decision makers, experts, practitioners, and community stakeholders, including representatives from academia, government, the private sector, foundations, and nonprofit organizations, to consider the results of years of investment, experimentation, and research in building resilience, take stock of these many initiatives and efforts, and share their experiences in building more resilient communities. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Observing Weather and Climate from the Ground Up: A Nationwide Network of Networks %@ 978-0-309-12986-2 %D 2009 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12540/observing-weather-and-climate-from-the-ground-up-a-nationwide %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12540/observing-weather-and-climate-from-the-ground-up-a-nationwide %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Earth Sciences %K Space and Aeronautics %P 250 %X Detailed weather observations on local and regional levels are essential to a range of needs from forecasting tornadoes to making decisions that affect energy security, public health and safety, transportation, agriculture and all of our economic interests. As technological capabilities have become increasingly affordable, businesses, state and local governments, and individual weather enthusiasts have set up observing systems throughout the United States. However, because there is no national network tying many of these systems together, data collection methods are inconsistent and public accessibility is limited. This book identifies short-term and long-term goals for federal government sponsors and other public and private partners in establishing a coordinated nationwide "network of networks" of weather and climate observations. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Natural Climate Variability on Decade-to-Century Time Scales %@ 978-0-309-12722-6 %D 1995 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5142/natural-climate-variability-on-decade-to-century-time-scales %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5142/natural-climate-variability-on-decade-to-century-time-scales %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %K Earth Sciences %P 644 %X This volume reflects the current state of scientific knowledge about natural climate variability on decade-to-century time scales. It covers a wide range of relevant subjects, including the characteristics of the atmosphere and ocean environments as well as the methods used to describe and analyze them, such as proxy data and numerical models. They clearly demonstrate the range, persistence, and magnitude of climate variability as represented by many different indicators. Not only do natural climate variations have important socioeconomic effects, but they must be better understood before possible anthropogenic effects (from greenhouse gas emissions, for instance) can be evaluated. A topical essay introduces each of the disciplines represented, providing the nonscientist with a perspective on the field and linking the papers to the larger issues in climate research. In its conclusions section, the book evaluates progress in the different areas and makes recommendations for the direction and conduct of future climate research. This book, while consisting of technical papers, is also accessible to the interested layperson. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Research Council %T Assessing and Managing the Ecological Impacts of Paved Roads %@ 978-0-309-10088-5 %D 2005 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11535/assessing-and-managing-the-ecological-impacts-of-paved-roads %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11535/assessing-and-managing-the-ecological-impacts-of-paved-roads %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 324 %X All phases of road development—from construction and use by vehicles to maintenance—affect physical and chemical soil conditions, water flow, and air and water quality, as well as plants and animals. Roads and traffic can alter wildlife habitat, cause vehicle-related mortality, impede animal migration, and disperse nonnative pest species of plants and animals. Integrating environmental considerations into all phases of transportation is an important, evolving process. The increasing awareness of environmental issues has made road development more complex and controversial. Over the past two decades, the Federal Highway Administration and state transportation agencies have increasingly recognized the importance of the effects of transportation on the natural environment. This report provides guidance on ways to reconcile the different goals of road development and environmental conservation. It identifies the ecological effects of roads that can be evaluated in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of roads and offers several recommendations to help better understand and manage ecological impacts of paved roads. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Forested Landscapes in Perspective: Prospects and Opportunities for Sustainable Management of America's Nonfederal Forests %@ 978-0-309-05641-0 %D 1998 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5492/forested-landscapes-in-perspective-prospects-and-opportunities-for-sustainable-management %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5492/forested-landscapes-in-perspective-prospects-and-opportunities-for-sustainable-management %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Earth Sciences %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 272 %X The federal role in the management of nonfederal U.S. forests was once relatively simple: to assist in the prevention and control of wildfires. The administrative structure to carry out this role was similarly uncomplicated, with most programs under the aegis of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In recent years, however, both the management and administrative landscapes have changed dramatically. Responsibility for the federal role in nonfederal forests has been expanded to include a number of cabinet departments and independent agencies, which must address critical issues such as reforestation, wetlands disruption, and biodiversity protection. With two-thirds of all U.S. forests on nonfederal lands, these issues are becoming increasingly more important. Now, a first-of-its-kind examination of the federal role in nonfederal forest management, Forested Landscapes in Perspective presents a comprehensive look at the current landscape and recommends improvements that best serve public and private interests. This timely volume includes an insightful description of the current situation and recent trends, followed by a thorough examination of major policy and program issues affecting nonfederal forests. Among these are emerging environmental concerns such as forest fragmentation and large-scale climate change, as well as issues of economic importance, such as the availability of timber supplies. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Global Change and Our Common Future: Papers from a Forum %@ 978-0-309-04089-1 %D 1989 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1411/global-change-and-our-common-future-papers-from-a-forum %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1411/global-change-and-our-common-future-papers-from-a-forum %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 244 %X Global Change and Our Common Future includes 22 edited presentations from the Forum on Global Change and Our Common Future. The Forum, sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, and Sigma Xi, was organized to inform the public about the changes occurring in the global environment and the implications for public policy. %0 Book %E Mycio, Mary %T Wormwood Forest: A Natural History of Chernobyl %@ 978-0-309-10309-1 %D 2005 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11318/wormwood-forest-a-natural-history-of-chernobyl %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11318/wormwood-forest-a-natural-history-of-chernobyl %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Explore Science %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 276 %X When a titanic explosion ripped through the Number Four reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant in 1986, spewing flames and chunks of burning, radioactive material into the atmosphere, one of our worst nightmares came true. As the news gradually seeped out of the USSR and the extent of the disaster was realized, it became clear how horribly wrong things had gone. Dozens died - two from the explosion and many more from radiation illness during the following months - while scores of additional victims came down with acute radiation sickness. Hundreds of thousands were evacuated from the most contaminated areas. The prognosis for Chernobyl and its environs - succinctly dubbed the Zone of Alienation - was grim. Today, 20 years after the worst nuclear power plant accident in history, intrepid journalist Mary Mycio dons dosimeter and camouflage protective gear to explore the world's most infamous radioactive wilderness. As she tours the Zone to report on the disaster's long-term effects on its human, faunal, and floral inhabitants, she meets pockets of defiant local residents who have remained behind to survive and make a life in the Zone. And she is shocked to discover that the area surrounding Chernobyl has become Europe's largest wildlife sanctuary, a flourishing - at times unearthly - wilderness teeming with large animals and a variety of birds, many of them members of rare and endangered species. Like the forests, fields, and swamps of their unexpectedly inviting habitat, both the people and the animals are all radioactive. Cesium-137 is packed in their muscles and strontium-90 in their bones. But quite astonishingly, they are also thriving. If fears of the Apocalypse and a lifeless, barren radioactive future have been constant companions of the nuclear age, Chernobyl now shows us a different view of the future. A vivid blend of reportage, popular science, and illuminating encounters that explode the myths of Chernobyl with facts that are at once beautiful and horrible, Wormwood Forest brings a remarkable land - and its people and animals - to life to tell a unique story of science, surprise and suspense. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Review of the Draft Fifth National Climate Assessment %@ 978-0-309-69523-7 %D 2023 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26757/review-of-the-draft-fifth-national-climate-assessment %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26757/review-of-the-draft-fifth-national-climate-assessment %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %P 344 %X Roughly every four years, the U.S. Global Change Research Program produces a congressionally mandated assessment of global change science and the impacts, adaptation, and mitigation of climate change in the United States. The draft Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), released publicly in November 2022, covers a wide range of U.S. impacts, from human health and community well-being to the built environment, businesses and economies, and ecosystems and water resources. NCA5 had the largest scale of collaboration to date in the series, with input from hundreds of experts from all levels of governments, academia, non-government organizations, the private sector, and the public. The National Academies report provides an independent, comprehensive review and makes recommendations to strengthen the accuracy, credibility, and accessibility of the draft NCA5 report. The National Academies’ review of the draft NCA5 report finds that it successfully meets the requirements of the federal mandate, provides accurate information, and effectively communicates climate science to the public, decision makers, and other stakeholders. The review makes recommendations for ways the draft NCA5 report could be strengthened, including: adopting more clear and consistent structure for key messages and figures across the report; resolving inconsistencies between chapters in how terms and topics are discussed, for example the use of scenarios and projections; intentionally applying an equity and justice lens across chapters; and increasing emphasis on certain topical areas. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Coastal Meteorology: A Review of the State of the Science %@ 978-0-309-04687-9 %D 1992 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1991/coastal-meteorology-a-review-of-the-state-of-the-science %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1991/coastal-meteorology-a-review-of-the-state-of-the-science %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Earth Sciences %P 112 %X Almost half the U.S. population lives along the coast. In another 20 years this population is expected to more than double in size. The unique weather and climate of the coastal zone, circulating pollutants, altering storms, changing temperature, and moving coastal currents affect air pollution and disaster preparedness, ocean pollution, and safeguarding near-shore ecosystems. Activities in commerce, industry, transportation, freshwater supply, safety, recreation, and national defense also are affected. The research community engaged in studies of coastal meteorology in recent years has made significant advancements in describing and predicting atmospheric properties along coasts. Coastal Meteorology reviews this progress and recommends research that would increase the value and application of what is known today. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Lorand, Robert %E Cohen, Joseph %E Mello, Jake %E Panich, David %T Renewable Energy Guide for Highway Maintenance Facilities %D 2013 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22566/renewable-energy-guide-for-highway-maintenance-facilities %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22566/renewable-energy-guide-for-highway-maintenance-facilities %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 239 %X TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 751: Renewable Energy Guide for Highway Maintenance Facilities offers guidance for the application of renewable energy technologies for the heating and cooling, lighting, and electrical power requirements of highway maintenance facilities. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Why Indoor Chemistry Matters %@ 978-0-309-08399-7 %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26228/why-indoor-chemistry-matters %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26228/why-indoor-chemistry-matters %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Math, Chemistry, and Physics %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 190 %X People spend the vast majority of their time inside their homes and other indoor environments where they are exposed to a wide range of chemicals from building materials, furnishings, occupants, cooking, consumer products, and other sources. Despite research to date, very little is known about how exposures to indoor chemicals across complex chemical phases and pathways affect human health. The COVID-19 pandemic has only increased public awareness of indoor environments and shed light on the many outstanding questions about how best to manage chemicals indoors. This report identifies gaps in current research and understanding of indoor chemistry and new approaches that can be applied to measure, manage, and limit chemical exposures. Why Indoor Chemistry Matters calls for further research about the chemical transformations that can occur indoors, pathways and timing of indoor chemical exposure, and the cumulative and long-term impacts of exposure on human health. Research priorities should consider factors that contribute to measurable environmental health disparities that affect vulnerable populations, such as the age, location, and condition of buildings that can alter exposures to indoor chemicals. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Maynard, Mike %E Clawson, Dave %E Cocanougher, Marc %E Walter, David %E Brimble, Ray %E Webber, Michael %E Janisse, Rick %E Freidheim, Kitty %E Miller, Robert %T Air Cargo Facility Planning and Development—Final Report %D 2015 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22094/air-cargo-facility-planning-and-development-final-report %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22094/air-cargo-facility-planning-and-development-final-report %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 394 %X TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Web-Only Document 24: Air Cargo Facility Planning and Development—Final Report reviews the process and information used in preparing ACRP Report 143: Guidebook for Air Cargo Facility Planning and Development. The guidebook explores tools and techniques for sizing air cargo facilities, including data and updated metrics for forecasting future facility requirements as a function of changing market and economic conditions. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Kim, Brian %E Nakada, Kazumi %E Wayson, Roger %E Christie, Simon %E Paling, Christopher %E Bennett, Michael %E Raper, David %E Raps, Virginia %E Levy, Jonathan %E Roof, Christopher %T Understanding Airport Air Quality and Public Health Studies Related to Airports %D 2015 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22119/understanding-airport-air-quality-and-public-health-studies-related-to-airports %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22119/understanding-airport-air-quality-and-public-health-studies-related-to-airports %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 106 %X TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 135: Understanding Airport Air Quality and Public Health Studies Related to Airports explores the following air quality issues: the literature regarding standards and regulations; issues at airports; health impacts and risks; and the industry’s current understanding of its health impacts. %0 Book %A National Research Council %E Holliday, Laura %E Marin, Luis %E Vaux, Henry %T Sustainable Management of Groundwater in Mexico: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-10582-8 %D 2007 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11875/sustainable-management-of-groundwater-in-mexico-proceedings-of-a-workshop %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11875/sustainable-management-of-groundwater-in-mexico-proceedings-of-a-workshop %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Earth Sciences %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 126 %X This report contains a collection of papers presented at a workshop in Merida, Mexico—Strengthening Science-Based Decision Making: Sustainable Management of Groundwater in Mexico. The cross-cutting themes of the workshop were the elements or principles of science-based decision making and the role of the scientific community in ensuring that science is an integral part of the decision making process. Papers included in this volume describe the groundwater resources of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, approaches to managing groundwater in Mexico and governmental and scientific institutions concerned with water resources. Other papers discuss US approaches to managing scarce water resources. Participants in the workshop included representatives from leading scientific and academic institutions, federal state and local governments, non-governmental organizations and businesses. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %A National Academy of Sciences %A National Academy of Engineering %T Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming %@ 978-0-309-04440-0 %D 1991 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1794/policy-implications-of-greenhouse-warming %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1794/policy-implications-of-greenhouse-warming %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 144 %X Readily accessible to any interested reader, this volume offers an analysis of the major issues surrounding greenhouse warming and presents the authoring panel's recommendations for U.S. policy. Recommendations address a wide range of issues, including energy policy; deforestation; human population growth; the appropriate role of the United States in an international strategy; and needed research on scientific, economic, and social questions. Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming analyzes scientific understanding of greenhouse gas accumulation and its effect on climate; prospects for human, animal, and plant adaptation to rising global temperatures; and options for mitigating the effects of greenhouse gas emissions. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Research Council %T The Ongoing Challenge of Managing Carbon Monoxide Pollution in Fairbanks, Alaska: Interim Report %@ 978-0-309-08484-0 %D 2002 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10378/the-ongoing-challenge-of-managing-carbon-monoxide-pollution-in-fairbanks-alaska %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10378/the-ongoing-challenge-of-managing-carbon-monoxide-pollution-in-fairbanks-alaska %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 154 %X Carbon monoxide (CO) is a toxic air pollutant produced largely from vehicle emissions. Breathing CO at high concentrations leads to reduced oxygen transport by hemoglobin, which has health effects that include impaired reaction timing, headaches, lightheadedness, nausea, vomiting, weakness, clouding of consciousness, coma, and, at high enough concentrations and long enough exposure, death. In recognition of those health effects, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as directed by the Clean Air Act, established the health-based National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for CO in 1971.Most areas that were previously designated as "nonattainment" areas have come into compliance with the NAAQS for CO, but some locations still have difficulty in attaining the CO standards. Those locations tend to have topographical or meteorological characteristics that exacerbate pollution. In view of the challenges posed for some areas to attain compliance with the NAAQS for CO, congress asked the National Research Council to investigate the problem of CO in areas with meteorological and topographical problems. This interim report deals specifically with Fairbanks, Alaska. Fairbanks was chosen as a case study because its meteorological and topographical characteristics make it susceptible to severe winter inversions that trap CO and other pollutants at ground level. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Matherly, Deborah %E Carnegie, Jon A. %E Mobley, Jane %T Improving the Resilience of Transit Systems Threatened by Natural Disasters, Volume 3: Literature Review and Case Studies %D 2017 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24972/improving-the-resilience-of-transit-systems-threatened-by-natural-disasters-volume-3-literature-review-and-case-studies %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24972/improving-the-resilience-of-transit-systems-threatened-by-natural-disasters-volume-3-literature-review-and-case-studies %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 447 %X TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web Only Document 70: Improving the Resilience of Transit Systems Threatened by Natural Disasters, Volume 3: Literature Review and Case Studies includes appendicies that outline the literature reviewed and 17 case studies that explore how transit agencies absorb the impacts of disaster, recover quickly, and return rapidly to providing the services that customers rely on to meet their travel needs. The report is accompanied by Volume 1: A Guide, Volume 2: Research Overview, and a database called resilienttransit.org to help practitioners search for and identify tools to help plan for natural disasters.This website is offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the Transportation Research Board (collectively "TRB") be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operation of this product. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages.TRB hosted a webinar that discusses the research on March 12, 2018. A recording is available.