BRIDGING THE GAP: PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION LEADERS WITH A STRATEGIC AND RISK-BASED INVESTMENT METHODOLOGY THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF NETWORK THEORY
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Authors
Miller, Brittany N.
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transportation
risk assessment
investment
network modeling
risk assessment
investment
network modeling
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Darken, Rudolph P.
Mackin, Thomas J.
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2020-03
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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A nationally accepted and adopted methodology for state departments of transportation to assess the importance of roads, bridges, and other transportation assets does not exist. Instead, transportation agencies must prioritize the projects to invest in, without having a complete picture of the makeup of their network and the risk posed from a loss or disruption of a component of the network. To make informed transportation investment decisions, transportation leaders need to have the tools necessary to determine the risk to the infrastructure based on the possible consequences if a segment of the transportation infrastructure network were disrupted. This thesis provides a methodology for network modeling of surface transportation infrastructure and analyzing the risk of a disruption to that network based on the consequence of population and economic impacts. By applying the methodology herein, transportation leaders can make informed decisions about their transportation investments based on the investments that provide the greatest return on investment.
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National Security Affairs (CHDS)
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