Urban Transportation and Logistics

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thecompletion of reconstruction work (Figure9.1). Other costs, such

as the loss of equipment and changes in the demand behavior following

a large-scale natural disaster, also impact the transportation operation.

However, as such changes are closely related to the habits of the affected

population, this will not be analyzed in this study.

The impact on travel time and costs is considered to be an indirect

impact of the natural disasters. This is, however, the type of impact

that can be diminished by implementation of response plans for

both passenger and freight transport. The efciency of the response

plans relie ...