Attitudes and Trust in Leveraging Integrated Sociotechnical Systems for Enhancing Community Adaptive Capacity: Project Phase III

​Principal Investigator: Cynthia Chen, Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
​Co-Principal Investigator: Daniel Abramson, Associate Professor, Department of Urban Design and Planning
Project Duration: 12 months
​Project Budget (Federal UTC Funds): $100,947
Project Budget (Cost-share): $50,473
Institution: University of Washington

Abstract
The overarching goal of the project is to understand and model ways in which we can leverage unique – and interc The overarching goal of the longer-term (four-phase) project is to understand and model ways in which we can leverage unique – and interconnected – physical and social characteristics of place to enhance community adaptive capacity in response to disruptions. This second phase (one-year) is focused on finalizing and implementing the survey instrument developed in the previous year, which assesses community adaptive capacity in terms of social trust, use of transportation networks, and disaster preparedness. Between the pilot data collection and the full survey launch, the team will hold 1-2 stakeholder review workshops to review the initial data and to engage local, municipal and regional stakeholders in a dialogue about the potential benefits of collaborative infrastructure to help connect our work to ongoing regional transportation and resilience planning initiatives.

Research Products and Implementation

Scope of Work (coming soon)

​​Final Report (coming soon)

​Research Brief ​​(coming soon)