Transportation Resilience 2023: International Conference on Extreme Weather and Climate Change Challenges (2025)
Chapter: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Suggested Citation:
"Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Transportation Resilience 2023: International Conference on Extreme Weather and Climate Change Challenges. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/28858.
Acronyms and Abbreviations
| AASHTO | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| BRIC | Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities |
| Caltrans | California Department of Transportation |
| CBA | cost–benefit analysis |
| CMRA | Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation |
| CISA | Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency |
| DOT | department of transportation |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
| FWD | falling weight deflectometer |
| GIS | geographic information system |
| GAO | Government Accountability Office |
| ICNet | Infrastructure and Climate Network |
| IDF | intensity–duration–frequency |
| LiDAR | light detecting and ranging |
| MAP-21 | Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act |
| MTS | Marine Transportation System |
| MTA | Maryland Transit Administration |
| MPO | metropolitan planning organization |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NBS | nature-based solutions |
Suggested Citation:
"Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Transportation Resilience 2023: International Conference on Extreme Weather and Climate Change Challenges. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/28858.
| PROTECT | Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation |
| RA2CE | Resilience Assessment and Adaptation for Critical Infrastructure |
| RDR | resilience and disaster recovery |
| RIP | resilience improvement plan |
| RPM | resilience performance measure |
| SLR | sea-level rise |
| SLR3D | Sea-Level Rise Decision Determination Document |
| SMART | Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation |
| TAMP | transportation asset management plan |
| TRB | Transportation Research Board |
| TRIP | transportation resilience improvement plan |
| TSA | Transportation Security Administration |
| USACE | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| UTC | University Transportation Center |
Suggested Citation:
"Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Transportation Resilience 2023: International Conference on Extreme Weather and Climate Change Challenges. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/28858.
Suggested Citation:
"Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Transportation Resilience 2023: International Conference on Extreme Weather and Climate Change Challenges. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/28858.
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