Agent-based Modeling of Emergency Management Networks with Public Mobilization after a Disaster

The goal of this study is to measure the impact of stated public behavior on the response time and operability of the emergency response network (ERN) due to interactions between the public and ERN, and propose changes to the status quo that will improve the ERN’s efficiency to respond. The international community has begun to recognize that flexible post-disaster response is necessary to address and solve challenges. Flexible ERNs need to consider the potential behavior patterns from local communities. Lessons learned from the emergency response to previous crises demonstrates that regardless of the cultural differences between communities, and nature of the crisis (i.e. natural disaster versus public health), planning for emergency response is essentially the same. The results of this project include: (i) an interdisciplinary agent-based modeling framework to assess the vulnerabilities at the interface of the public network (i.e., social) and the ERNs (i.e., emergency managers and local authorities), and (ii) improved understanding of the impact (increase/decrease in resiliency) of disruptors that alter the status quo of network-of-networks.

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Language

English

Project

Status: Active
Funding: $57330
Contract Numbers:
69A3551747110
Sponsor Organizations:
Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium

University of Washington
More Hall Room 112
Seattle, WA United States 98195-2700

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590
Managing Organizations:
Oregon State University, Corvallis

Department of Civil Engineering
202 Apperson Hall
Corvallis, OR United States 97331-2302
Project Managers:
Fischer, Erica
Performing Organizations:
Oregon State University, Corvallis

Department of Civil Engineering
202 Apperson Hall
Corvallis, OR United States 97331-2302
Principal Investigators:
Fischer, Erica

Wang, Haizhong
Start Date: 20180816
Expected Completion Date: 20200815
Actual Completion Date: 0
USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Behavior; Communities; Disasters and emergency operations; Emergency response time; Impacts; Risk assessment
Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01701476
Record Type: Research project
Source Agency: Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium
Contract Numbers: 69A3551747110
Files: UTC, RiP
Created Date: Apr 5 2019 3:41PM