Year: 1987
Type: article
Abstract: A description of the state of the transportation network and services in the immediate aftermath of the Mexico City earthquake is provided.The goal has been to identify the major problems faced in the management of the transportation system pertaining to the overall emergency response and restoration of normalcy.The type of transportation-related decisions faced and the consequent actions taken are documented.The documentation is based on interviews conducted with response agencies officials in Mexico and a review of the pertinent literature.In addition, official documents have been obtained from various Mexican government agencies, and are supplemented by an eyewitness account of the unfolding of the events following the earthquake and the roles played by the transportation system.Five transportation-related areas have been addressed, namely: 1) the street and highway network, 2) traffic devices and control, 3) mass transit, 4) emergency vehicles, and 5) crowd management and shelters.The major problems faced in each area have been identified and the subsequent actions taken are documented.Based on these findings, the future needs in management of the transportation system in the aftermath of a major urban disaster have been outlined.iii
Institution: University of South Florida
Language: English
Subfield: Civil and Structural Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: National Science Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W1527919199