Transportation networks form the vital backbone of urban and regional infrastructure, essential for ensuring the mobility of people and goods. However, these networks are vulnerable to a range of factors that can compromise their resilience, particularly in contexts of natural or human-induced susceptibility. To enhance the resilience of transportation networks, targeted strategies are required to address both susceptibility factors and the effects of capacity reductions and disconnections. These strategies may include diversifying routes and modes of transport, designing robust and flexible infrastructure, and implementing monitoring systems. Additionally, collaboration between public and private sector stakeholders is essential to coordinate crisis responses and promote the long-term resilience of transportation networks.
The objective of the MOOC course is to illustrate the challenges related to the resilience of transportation networks, with particular reference to capacity reductions or disconnections that may arise from natural or human-induced susceptibilities.
The course aims to explain how local damage may or may not compromise the performance of the entire network or how the network can adapt to such disruptions.
- Docente: Gennaro Nicola Bifulco