Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Framework, Third Edition

Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center;Climate Change Clearinghouse2017PDFTech ReportFilosa, GinaPlovnick, AmyStahl, LeslieMiller, RawlingsPickrell, Don H.John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and RealtyUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and RealtyUnited StatesRisk assessmentWeatherState departments of transportationMetropolitan planning organizationsTransportation planningClimate changeInfrastructureDOT-VNTSC-FHWA-18-04FHWA-HEP-18-020DTH61-13-V-00017/0003The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Framework (the Framework), third edition, is a manual to help transportation agencies and their partners assess the vulnerability of transportation infrastructure and systems to extreme weather and climate effects. It also can help agencies integrate climate adaptation considerations into transportation decision-making. The Framework provides an in-depth and structured process for conducting a vulnerability assessment. The Framework describes the primary steps involved in conducting a vulnerability assessment. For each step the Framework features examples from assessments conducted nationwide between 2010 and 2017 and includes links to related resources that practitioners can access for additional information. The information presented in the Framework is geared toward State departments of transportation (DOTs), metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and other agencies involved in planning, building, maintaining, or operating transportation infrastructure.109