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vulnerability of transportation systems  

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  • The movement of people and goods is vital to the economic growth and productivity of a metropolitan region, and this critical activity is threatened when a region's transportation infrastructure is disrupted. The challenge for emergency managers and urban planners is to plan for and limit the disruptive impacts that crises can have on multimodal transportation networks. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crisis Management; Transportation Systems, Vulnerability]

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