Maintaining reliability of transportation systems and interconnected infrastructure under climate change

Recently, increasing acknowledgment has been given to the risk climate change poses to the transportation sector. Assessments of vulnerabilities, impacts, and adaptation strategies to these climate stressors typically maintain a fairly narrow scope and give little-to-no consideration of other infrastructure and social systems. However, with the evolution and implementation of new technology, infrastructure systems are becoming increasingly complex, interconnected, and critical in our lives. Therefore, in addition to exploring risks and vulnerabilities solely related to transportation infrastructure, we seek to answer the following research questions: what direct and indirect pathways lead to "failure" of the transportation system during extreme events? What "gaps in knowledge" can we identify and start to fill in order to mitigate the risks associated with these "pathways of failure?" Ultimately, we find that indirect pathways can have impacts on par with direct pathways, and thus warrant further consideration in future resilience analysis and planning.