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http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/158982.aspx

The Department of Homeland Security is working toward the goal of "a nation prepared with coordinated capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from all hazards in a way that balances risk with resources." This article describes the capabilities-based planning approach to regional and national preparedness.

English

pp 4-8

2007-5

TR News

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Disaster preparedness; Emergency management; National security; Planning

Administration and Management; Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB

Jul 23 2007 2:08PM

• Conceptualizing and Measuring Resilience: A Key to Disaster Loss Reduction
• Developing Guidance for Emergency Response Planning at the State Level
• Disaster Time Line: Major Focusing Events and U.S. Outcomes (1978-2006)
• Improving Resilience with Remote Sensing Technologies
• Introduction: Improving Disaster Preparedness and Response Through Practice-Oriented Research
• Professional Capacity Building for Transportation Security: Initiatives, Objectives, and Research Needs
• Restoring the National Response System: Fixing the Flaws Exposed by Hurricane Katrina
• Risk Management for Multimodal Transportation Infrastructure: Interactive Tool Nears Completion
• Sea-Based Emergency Response Planning: A Proven but Overlooked Strategy
• The Prague Subway's New Flood Protection System: Lessons from the Disaster of 2002
• Tools for Improving Evacuations: Federal Highway Administration Develops Primers and Training