3.1 Collection of Relevant Documents
To properly research the data needed for the literature search, an extensive Internet search was performed. Information was gathered and documented from a variety of sources including:
- 511 Deployment Coalition Web site
- Association of Bay Area Governments Library
- DisasterRelief.org Web site
- Federal Department of Transportation Library
- Federal Emergency Management Agency Web site
- FHWA Web site
- Federal Transit Administration Web site
- Fire Protection District Web sites
- General Accounting Office Web site
- Institute of Transportation Engineers Web site
- Intelligent Transportation Society of America – News of the Week
- James E. Clyburn University Transportation Center – South Carolina State University
- Journals
- Louisiana State University – LSU Hurricane Center Web site
- MIPT – Oklahoma City National Memorial – Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism Web site
- National Fire Protection Association Web site
- National Hurricane Center Web site
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Web site
- Natural Hazards Center (University of Colorado) Web site
- Newspaper and News Organizations Web sites
- Norman Y. Mineta International Institute for Surface Transportation Policy Studies – San Jose, California
- North Carolina A&T State University Transportation Institute
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory Web site
- Province of British Columbia, Canada, Web site
- Special events, ITS, hurricane workshops and/or conferences
- State of Florida multiple Web sites
- State of Georgia Department of Transportation Web site
- State of South Carolina Web site
- Texas Transportation Institute Web site
- Transportation Libraries Catalog
- Transportation Research Board Web site
- US Army Corps of Engineers Web site
- US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Web site
- University of California Transportation Library
- University of South Carolina – Hazards Research Lab, Department of Geography Web site
- Wildfire Lessons Learned Center – National Advanced Fire Resource Institute, Tucson, Arizona, Web site.
The literature search included domestic and international documents describing evacuations with an emphasis on no-notice evacuations. Appendix A provides a comprehensive listing of the literature reviewed categorized by source, title, author, date, and type of evacuation.
The focus of the literature search was on evacuations during no-notice incidents; however, there was little applicable literature found. As a result, the literature search also included lessons learned, anecdotal information, and any tools or best practices from advance-notice evacuations that can be adapted for no-notice evacuations.
February 7, 2006
Publication #FHWA–HOP-08-015
