In today's reality of sea-level rise and extreme weather-related events, planning for infrastructure resiliency is more important than ever before. Resilience is a process that is scalable and includes both long-range and intermediate planning. With shrinking budgets, investing scarce resources must be justified by return-on-investment. This webinar will address how to approach communicating risk. Related TRB Blog: Resilience Research Becoming a Bigger Part of Transportation Planning
Multiple research studies including those from TRB, AASHTO, and PIARC (World Road Association) are pointing to the changing mission and role of transportation agencies and the actions transportation agencies can take to prepare for the future. This webinar will extend the circle of practitioners who are able to participate in the conversation about this change. Related TRB Event: 2024 TRB Annual Meeting Workshop 1050: Designing the Transportation Agency of the Future
Bridge life-cycle and performance under earthquakes are critically impacted by the effects of climate change phenomena such as scour, sea level rise, tsunamis, and permafrost degradation. This webinar will discuss the impacts and mitigation of climate change effects on the ability of bridges to resist seismic demands. Related TRB Publication: Special Report 290: Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation
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