Extreme weather events and road and rail transportation in Germany

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dc.contributor.authorTrinks, C.
dc.contributor.authorHiete, M.
dc.contributor.authorComes, T.
dc.contributor.authorSchultmann, F.
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractCivil protection authorities, transport companies and operators need detailed information about the impacts of weather extremes on transportation systems in order to adapt risk and emergency management strategies. Due to the lack of data for Germany a pragmatic strategy to establish links between extreme weather events and adverse effects on road and rail transportation is proposed exploiting official annual reviews of the German Weather Service (DWD). In Germany road transportation is mainly disrupted due to ice and snow while rail transportation is most vulnerable to strong winds and winter conditions as well. Through the empirical evidence provided, hotspots for risk and emergency management in road and rail transportation concerning extreme weather events can be set. Recommendations for instruments to integrate extreme weather events into the risk and emergency management of road and rail transportation are given.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityChristian Trinks, Michael Hiete, Tina Comes, Frank Schultmann
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Emergency Management, 2012; 8(3):207-227
dc.identifier.doi10.1504/IJEM.2012.047525
dc.identifier.issn1471-4825
dc.identifier.issn1741-5071
dc.identifier.orcidSchultmann, F. [0000-0001-6405-9763]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/94894
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInderscience
dc.rightsCopyright © 2012 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1504/ijem.2012.047525
dc.subjectroad transport
dc.subjectextreme weather events
dc.subjectimpact analysis
dc.subjectemergency management
dc.subjectrisk management
dc.subjectrisk mitigation
dc.subjectclimate change adaptation
dc.subjectGermany
dc.subjectBaden–Wuerttemberg
dc.subjectNorth Rhine–Westphalia
dc.titleExtreme weather events and road and rail transportation in Germany
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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