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Management of weather events in the transport system (MOWE-IT)

Management of weather events in the transport system (MOWE-IT)
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Istituto di Studi per l’Integrazione dei Sistemi, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Finish Meteorological Institute, Centre of Research and Technology Hellas – Hellenic Institute of Transport CERTH – HIT, Fraunhofer-Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Cyprus Meteorological Institute, Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH, Vaisala, University of Birmingham, Odessa National Maritime Academy

startdate:
09/2012
enddate:
08/2014

Objectives

  • Analysis of the impact of extreme weather events on transportation
  • Decision support:
    • Identification of best practices
    • Development of methodologies to assist transport operators, authorities and transport system users to mitigate the impact of natural disasters on the transport system

Contribution of the IIP

  • Development of a framework of the European transport system for the consideration of intermodal substitutability
  • Assessment of the road sector’s resilience  Vulnerability and information requirement analyses for urban delivery services, long distance road haulage and supply chains
  • Vulnerability and requirement analyses for air cargo services and supply chains
  • Cost assessment of extreme events and natural hazards for the European passenger and freight transport chain