WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 21st, 2018 – Promoting resilience for critical coastal transportation infrastructure. Last month, Gerald Bove (Jerry) and Elizabeth L. Mclean, both researchers in the University of Rhode Island’s Marine Affairs Department, presented at the Fifth Biennial Marine Transportation System Research and Technology Conference entitled “Transforming the Marine Transportation System through Multimodal Freight Analytics”. Their presentations were well received within a panel session entitled “Decision Support: Resilience”. Elizabeth presented preliminary results on the “Barriers to Climate and Extreme Weather Adaptations for Seaports” and Jerry presented on “A GIS Inventory and Exposure Assessment for Critical Coastal Transport Infrastructure Land Use in the Caribbean Small Island Developing States”. The conference, with national and international participants, included a range of presentations from inland to ocean transport systems, with a particular focus on big data analytics in transportation networks.
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Bove, G., Becker, A. and M. Vousdoukas. 2018. A GIS Inventory and Exposure Assessment for Critical Coastal Transport Infrastructure Land Use in the Caribbean Small Island Developing States. Decision Support: Resilience panel (Jun. 21) at the Fifth Biennial Marine Transportation System Research and Technology Conference. Wash. D.C.
Mclean, E. and A. Becker. 2018. Barriers to Climate and Extreme Weather Adaptations for Seaports: A Cultural Consensus Model for North Atlantic Medium and High-Use Port Decision Makers. Decision Support: Resilience panel (Jun. 21) at the Fifth Biennial Marine Transportation System Research and Technology Conference. Wash. D.C.