Transportation Resilience: Adaptation to Climate Change (2016) / Chapter Skim
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32 t r a n s p o r t a t i o n r e s i l i e n c e symposium at the Executive Committee mid-year meeting next week. Pedersen also noted that the symposium proceedings, authored by Katie Turnbull under contract to the EU, will be published by TRB.
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33c l o s i n g s e s s i o n a n d f i n a l r e m a r k s that some people did not evacuate because they did not want to leave their pets, which may be their only companion. In response to this situation, Congress passed the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act, or PETS Act, which allows pets to accompany individuals in evacuations.
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34 t r a n s p o r t a t i o n r e s i l i e n c e Bles suggested that risk-based assessments provide a good method for identifying the potential for and possible consequences of extreme weather events, as well as the vulnerability of critical assets. The importance of focusing on the total transportation system, including all modes and user groups, as well as the supporting infrastructure, was also reinforced by speakers and discussions in the breakout sessions.
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