The Jones Act and its Effect on Freight Transportation in the Aftermath of Disruptive Events: A GIS Perspective

Fialkoff, Marc R.; Omitaomu, Olufemi A.

Title: The Jones Act and its Effect on Freight Transportation in the Aftermath of Disruptive Events: A GIS Perspective

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In freight transportation, like other critical infrastructures, there are cascading impacts with significant consequences when disruptions occur. In the aftermath of such disruptions, planners and policymakers are faced with tough choices in designing efficient response and recovery plans within their legal limits. Here, with freight transportation, one of the challenges during disasters is to understand the operational and functional readiness of the infrastructure. This is not just a physical resiliency question, but also an institutional, managerial, and connectivity question.

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Fialkoff, Marc R. ^[1]; Omitaomu, Olufemi A. ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Publication Date:: Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2016

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1334461

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: The CIP Report

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 16; Journal Issue: November; Journal ID: ISSN 9999-0006

Publisher:: Center for Infrastructure Protection & Homeland Security

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS

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