An exploratory study of the link between investment in transportation infrastructure and disaster impact

Alain Vaillancourt; Ira Haavisto

An exploratory study of the link between investment in transportation infrastructure and disaster impact

Alain Vaillancourt, Ira Haavisto

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Abstract

Purpose of this paper
Disasters affect millions of individuals each year and the current trend shows an increase in these numbers. The aim of this paper is to explore whether investments in transportation infrastructure in areas affected by disasters has a link with the number of people affected by disasters.
Design/methodology/approach
Drawing on disaster models from the existing literature, the paper uses a regression model with secondary data about investment from 2005-2010 to explore the link between transport infrastructure investment and people affected by disasters in 2011.
Findings
The multivariate model presented in this paper shows that there is a significant link between the investments made in transport infrastructure and a reduction of the number of affected people in disasters.
Research limitations
The research and model of this paper is limited by its sample size as well as by the secondary data which does not record all transportation investments made by governments but only the ones made through World Bank projects.
Practical implications
The results help understand what could be one of the many drivers behind reducing the amount of people affected by disasters. The results can further be used by policy and decision makers to take knowledgeable decisions when investing in disaster prone countries.
Originality of paper
This paper is original since it looks at a new variable that has not been studied previously and that might affect disaster outcomes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	NOFOMA 2014 : Competitiveness through Supply Chain Management and Global Logistics
Editors	Britta Gammelgaard, Günter Prockl, Aseem Kinra, Jesper Aastrup, Peter Holm Andreasen, Hans-Joachim Schramm, Juliana Hsuan, Malek Malouf, Andreas Wieland
Number of pages	822
Place of Publication	Copenhagen
Publisher	Copenhagen Business School
Publication date	06.2014
Pages	810
ISBN (Print)	978-87-997433-0-8
Publication status	Published - 06.2014
MoE publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	2014 Annual Conference of Nordic Logistics Research Network (NOFOMA) - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 11.06.2014 → 13.06.2014 Conference number: 26

Keywords

512 Business and Management
Humanitarian logistics
Infrastructure
Policies
Investment
Disaster impact
KOTA2014

UN SDGs

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Resilience in Disaster Relief and Development Supply Chains – Managing Challenges of Climate Change, Urbanization and Security
Kovacs, G., Spens, K., Haavisto, I., Ekwall, D., Sohn, M., Vaillancourt, A. & Tabaklar, T.
01.09.2011 → 31.08.2015
Project: Externally funded project

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Vaillancourt, A., & Haavisto, I. (2014). An exploratory study of the link between investment in transportation infrastructure and disaster impact. In B. Gammelgaard, G. Prockl, A. Kinra, J. Aastrup, P. H. Andreasen, H.-J. Schramm, J. Hsuan, M. Malouf, & A. Wieland (Eds.), NOFOMA 2014: Competitiveness through Supply Chain Management and Global Logistics (pp. 810). Copenhagen Business School. https://conference.cbs.dk/index.php/nofoma/nofoma2014

Vaillancourt, Alain ; Haavisto, Ira. / An exploratory study of the link between investment in transportation infrastructure and disaster impact. NOFOMA 2014: Competitiveness through Supply Chain Management and Global Logistics. editor / Britta Gammelgaard ; Günter Prockl ; Aseem Kinra ; Jesper Aastrup ; Peter Holm Andreasen ; Hans-Joachim Schramm ; Juliana Hsuan ; Malek Malouf ; Andreas Wieland. Copenhagen : Copenhagen Business School, 2014. pp. 810

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An exploratory study of the link between investment in transportation infrastructure and disaster impact. / Vaillancourt, Alain; Haavisto, Ira.
NOFOMA 2014: Competitiveness through Supply Chain Management and Global Logistics. ed. / Britta Gammelgaard; Günter Prockl; Aseem Kinra; Jesper Aastrup; Peter Holm Andreasen; Hans-Joachim Schramm; Juliana Hsuan; Malek Malouf; Andreas Wieland. Copenhagen: Copenhagen Business School, 2014. p. 810.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

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Vaillancourt A, Haavisto I. An exploratory study of the link between investment in transportation infrastructure and disaster impact. In Gammelgaard B, Prockl G, Kinra A, Aastrup J, Andreasen PH, Schramm HJ, Hsuan J, Malouf M, Wieland A, editors, NOFOMA 2014: Competitiveness through Supply Chain Management and Global Logistics. Copenhagen: Copenhagen Business School. 2014. p. 810

An exploratory study of the link between investment in transportation infrastructure and disaster impact

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