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Title:

Assessing the Risk to Suburban Activities Associated with Transport Energy Availability as a Function of Urban Form

Accession Number:

01020270

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

This paper describes method to model the energy reliance of transport activities within a suburb. The method employs risk analysis techniques to determine the vulnerability of suburban developments to a fuel shortage event or crisis. The focus of this work is on preliminary assessments of the vulnerability of developments, not on determining post-crisis behavior changes, which may affect mode choices and travel patterns. Energy shortages are modeled as a constraint on existing levels of fuel consumption and vulnerability is determined by comparing current residential fuel consumption to a constrained energy availability scenario (fuel shortage). A case study in a new suburban development in Christchurch, New Zealand, illustrates the vulnerability for accessing an important activity, food shopping, and indicates the degree of impact which would precipitate behavioral and physical changes.

Monograph Accession #:

01020180

Report/Paper Numbers:

06-2980

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Dantas, Andre
Krumdieck, Susan
Saunders, Michael

Pagination:

23p

Publication Date:

2006

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 85th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2006-1-22 to 2006-1-26
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

CD-ROM

Features:

Figures (8) ; References (17) ; Tables (2)

Geographic Terms:

Christchurch (New Zealand)

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Energy; Environment; Highways; Public Transportation; I15: Environment

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2006 Paper #06-2980

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Mar 3 2006 11:11AM