{"65135":{"#nid":"65135","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Decision Support Tools for Debris Operations in Natural and Man- Made Disasters","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe amount of debris\ngenerated by some large-scale disasters is equivalent in volume to years of\nnormal solid waste production in the affected areas. The U.N. estimates that\nthe recent Haitian earthquake produced, at a minimum, 63 million cubic meters\nof debris, more than even Hurricane Katrina produced. The task of removing this\ndebris could \u201drequire a fleet of approximately 1,000 trucks working 24 hours a\nday for two years\u201d and cost upwards of a billion dollars. Adding to the\nchallenge, debris operations occur in three phases: clearance, collection and disposal.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDebris clearance\u003C\/strong\u003E refers to operations performed during or right after\na hazardous event with the goal of clearing the debris from major arteries to\ngive access to critical facilities and to aid in emergency relief operations. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDebris collection\u003C\/strong\u003E refers to transportation of the debris from the\ndisaster area to collection sites. This phase must be done in a timely fashion\nas long-term standing debris can cause serious risks to the affected area,\nincluding threat of disease or chemicals spilling into the environment. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDebris disposal\u003C\/strong\u003E refers to transportation of the debris to the final\ndisposal sites and the choice of the disposal method (e.g., landfill, reduce,\nrecycle or reuse) for a given debris type at a given location. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThus, there is a tremendous\nneed for decision support tools that can aid in evaluating the long- and short-term\ncosts and impacts of the interrelated decisions necessary for managing debris\noperations.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOzlem Ergun and Pinar Keskinocak are working\non developing mathematical models and analysis for aiding decision support in\nall three phases of the debris operations. In this context, they have\ncollaborated with FEMA, the Army Corps of Engineers and local EMAs. Furthermore, a\nteam from Georgia Tech went to Haiti for data collection and situational\nassessment last year. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y1Pc3jLlNkY.\u0022\u003EClick here\u003C\/a\u003E to view a multi-media presentation of their trip. They have been active in disseminating their findings to impact\npolicy decisions in the Haitian recovery.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe amount of debris\ngenerated by some large-scale disasters is equivalent in volume to years of\nnormal solid waste production in the affected areas. In Haiti, the task of removing\ndebris could \u201drequire a fleet of approximately 1,000 trucks working 24 hours a\nday for two years\u201d and cost upwards of a billion dollars. There is a tremendous\nneed for decision support tools that can aid in evaluating the long- and short-term\ncosts and impacts of the interrelated decisions necessary for managing debris\noperations.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Decision Support Tools for Debris Operations in Natural and Man- Made Disasters"}],"uid":"27328","created_gmt":"2011-03-24 11:34:57","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:26","author":"Edie Cohen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"65136":{"id":"65136","type":"image","title":"Debris removal challenge after hazardous events.","body":null,"created":"1449176801","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:06:41","changed":"1475894574","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:54","alt":"Debris removal challenge after hazardous events.","file":{"fid":"192175","name":"decision_support.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/decision_support_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/decision_support_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":265911,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/decision_support_0.jpg?itok=FkOJz3et"}}},"media_ids":["65136"],"groups":[{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"12485","name":"Decision Support Tools"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"1238","name":"Ozlem Ergun"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara \nChristopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}