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Adjo Akpene Amekudzi

Associate Professor

Articles

  1. Jeon, C. M., Amekudzi, A. A., and R. L. Guensler. Sustainability assessment at the transportation planning level: Performance measures and indexes. Transport Policy, Vol. 25, Jan. 2013, pp. 10-21.
  2. Bones, E1., Barrella, E., and A. Amekudzi. Implementation of Evidence- Based Design Approaches in Transportation Decision Making, Transportation Research Part A, Submitted: May 2012. In Press.
  3. Amekudzi, A., Smith, M., Brodie, S., Fischer, J., Ross, C. Impacts of Environmental Justice on Transportation: Applying the Environmental Justice Maturity Model to Benchmark Progress. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Submitted: March 2012. In Press.
  4. Amekudzi, A. A., Shelton, R., and T. Bricker. The Infrastructure Rating Tool: Using Decision Support Tools to Enhance the ASCE Infrastructure Report Card Process. ASCE Journal of Leadership and Management in Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Submitted: January 2012. In Press.
  5. Khayesi, M., and A. Amekudzi. Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Model and Automobile Dependence Reversal Path: The Case of Curitiba, Brazil. Journal of Transport Geography. Vol. 19, No. 6, 2011, pp. 1547-1552.
  6. Amekudzi, A. Placing Carbon Management in the Context of Sustainable Development Priorities: A Global Perspective, Carbon Management, August 2011, Vol. 2, No. 4, 413-423.
  7. Amekudzi, A. A., Ramaswami, A., Chan, E., Lam, L., Meng, W. H., and Zhu, D. Contextualizing Carbon Reduction Initiatives; how should carbon initiatives be addressed by various cities worldwide? Editorial, Carbon Management, August 2011, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 363-365.
  8. Fischer, J., and A. Amekudzi. Quality of Life, Sustainable Civil Infrastructures and Sustainable Development. Strategically Expanding Choice. ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 137, Issue 39, March 2011, pp. 39-48.
  9. Fragaszy, R. J., Santamarina, J. C., Amekudzi, A. et al. Sustainable Development and Energy Geotechnology – Potential Roles for Geotechnical Engineering. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Korean Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 15, no. 4, 2011, pp. 611-621.
  10. Barrella, E., and A. Amekudzi, Using Backcasting for Sustainable Transportation Planning. Transportation Research Record, No. 2242, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2011, pp. 29-36.
  11. Barrella, E., Amekudzi, A., Meyer, M., Ross, C., and D. Turchetta. Best Practices and Common Approaches for Considering Sustainability at U.S. Departments of Transportation. Transportation Research Record, No. 2163, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2010, pp. 73-80.
  12. Pei, Y., Amekudzi, A., Meyer, M., Barrella, E., and C. Ross. Performance Measurement Frameworks and the Development of Effective Sustainable Transportation Strategies and Indicators. Transportation Research Record, No. 2174, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2010, pp.10-18.
  13. Meyer, M., Amekudzi, A., and J. P. O’Har. Transportation Asset Management Systems and Climate Change: Adaptive Systems Management Approach. Transportation Research Record, No. 2180, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2010, pp. 12-20.
  14. Jeon, C. M., Amekudzi, A. A., and R. L. Guensler. Evaluating Plan Alternatives for Transportation System Sustainability: Atlanta Metropolitan Region. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Vol. 4, Issue 4, July 2010, pp. 227-247.
  15. Amekudzi, A., Li, L., and M. Meyer. Cultivating Research and Information Skills in Civil Engineering Undergraduate Students. ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 135, No. 1, January 1, 2010, pp. 24-29.
  16. Amekudzi, A., Khisty, C. J., and M. Khayesi. Using the Sustainability Footprint Model to Assess Development Impacts of Transportation Systems. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Vol. 43, Issue 3, May 2009, pp. 339-348.
  17. Morallos, D., Amekudzi, A., Ross, C., and M. Meyer. Value for Money Analysis in U.S. Transportation Public-Private Partnerships. Transportation Research Record, No. 2115, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2009, pp. 27-36.
  18. Morallos, D., and A. Amekudzi. The State of the Practice of Value of Money (VfM) Analysis in Comparing Public Private Partnerships to Traditional Procurements. Public Works Management & Policy, American Public Works Association, Vol. 13. No. 2, 2008, pp. 114-125.
  19. Amekudzi, A. A., Thomas-Mobley L., and C. Ross. Transportation Planning and Infrastructure Delivery in Major and Megacities: Selected Issues for Shaping Solutions to the Emerging Urban Form. Transportation Research Record, No. 1997, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2007, pp. 17-23.
  20. Williams, B. M., Amekudzi, A. A., Folds, D., Zureick, A., and Y. S. Kim. Comprehensive Evaluation of Guardrail Delineation Systems. Journal of Amekudzi/CV/02-01-13 Page 11 Public Works Management and Policy, American Public Works Association, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2006, pp. 49-62.
  21. Jeon, C. M., Amekudzi, A., and J. Vanegas. Transportation System Sustainability Issues in High, Middle and Low-Income Countries: Case Studies from Georgia (U.S.), South Korea, Colombia and Ghana. ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 132, No. 3, Sep 2006, pp. 172-186.
  22. Amekudzi, A., and M. Meyer. Considering the Environment in Transportation Planning: Review of Emerging Paradigms and Practice in the United States, ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 131, No. 1, March 2006, pp. 42-52.
  23. Jeon, C.M., and A. Amekudzi. Addressing Sustainability in Transportation Systems: Definitions, Indicators and Metrics. ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 11, No. 10, March 2005, pp. 31-50.
  24. Amekudzi, A., and I. Fomunung. Integrating Brownfields Redevelopment with Transportation Planning, ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 130, No. 4, December 2004, pp. 204-212.
  25. Sirirangsi, P., Amekudzi, A., and P. Herabat. Capturing the Effects of Maintenance Practices in Highway Asset Valuation: the Replacement Cost Approach versus the Book Value Method. Transportation Research Record No. 1824, 2003, pp. 57-65.
  26. Herabat, P., Satirasetthavee, D., and A. Amekudzi. A Web-Based Rural Road Asset Management System. Transportation Research Record, No. 1855, 2003, pp. 105-111.
  27. Guensler, R., Amekudzi, A., Williams, J., Mergelsberg, S., and J. Ogle. Current State Regulatory Support for Pay-as-You-Drive Automobile Insurance Options, Journal of Insurance Regulation, Vol. 21, No. 3, Spring 2003, pp. 31-52.
  28. Amekudzi, A. A., McNeil, S., and Koutsopoulos, H. Assessing Extra Jurisdictional and Areawide Impacts of Clustered Brownfield Developments. ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 129, No. 1, March 2003, pp. 27-44.
  29. Amekudzi, A. A., Herabat, P., Wang, S., and Lancaster, W. C. Multipurpose Asset Valuation for Civil Infrastructure: Aligning Valuation Approaches with Asset Management Objectives and Stakeholder Interests. Transportation Research Record, No. 1812, 2002, pp. 211-218.
  30. Herabat, P., Amekudzi, A. A., and Sirirangsi, P. Applying the Cost Approach for Pavement Valuation and Asset Management. Transportation Research Record, No. 1812, 2002, pp. 219-227.
  31. Amekudzi, A., and S. McNeil. Capturing Model and Data Uncertainty in Highway Performance Estimation. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Nov/Dec 2000, Vol. 126, No. 6, pp. 455-463.
  32. Amekudzi, A., Fischbeck, P., Garrett, Jr., J., Koutsopoulos, H., McNeil, S., and M. Small. Computer Tools to Facilitate Brownfield Development. Public Works Management & Policy, Vol. 2, No. 3, January 1998, pp. 231-242.
  33. Amekudzi, A. A., and Attoh-Okine, N. O. Conceptual Frameworks for Understanding Brownfield Development Issues. Infrastructure, Vol. 2, No. 2, Winter 1997, pp. 45-59.
  34. Amekudzi, A. A., Attoh-Okine N. O., and S. Laha. Brownfield Redevelopment Issues at Federal, State and Local Levels. Journal of Environmental Systems, Vol. 25, No. 2, April 1997, pp. 97-121.
  35. Amekudzi, A. A., and N. O. Attoh-Okine. Institutional Issues in the Implementation of Pavement Management Systems by Local Agencies. Transportation Research Record, No. 1524, Transportation Research Board, 1996, pp. 10-15.

Books

  1. Khisty, J, Mohammadi, J. and Amekudzi A. Systems Engineering with Economics, Probability and Statistics. J. Ross Publishing, Inc., ©2012.
  2. Amekudzi, A., and C. Hendrickson (Eds.). Special Issue of the ASCE Journal of Transportation: Transportation, the Environment and Sustainability, American Society of Civil Engineers, June 2011.
  3. Ross, C. L., Barringer, J., and A. A. Amekudzi. “Mobility in the Megaregion.” (Book Chapter). Megaregions: Planning for Global Competitiveness. Editor: C. L. Ross, Island Press: Washington DC, 2009, pp. 140-165.
  4. Amekudzi, A., Asset Management (Book Chapter). Institute of Transportation Engineers’ Planning Handbook. Editor: M. Meyer, Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2009, pp. 265-296.
  5. Amekudzi, A. and S. McNeil (Editors). Infrastructure Reporting and Asset Management. Best Practices and Opportunities. American Society of Civil Engineering, 2008.

Proceedings

  1. Smith, M., Fischer, J., and Amekudzi, A. Why and How to Use Customer Opinions: A Quality of Life and Customer Satisfaction-Oriented Framework for Performance-Based Decision Making. Proceedings of the 2012 Annual Transportation Research Board Conference, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2012.
  2. O’Har, J. P., Amekudzi, A., and M. Meyer. Risk Concepts and Applications in Transportation Asset Management: An Overview of Current Practice. Proceedings of the 2012 Annual Transportation Research Board Conference, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2012.
  3. Amekudzi, A., Fischer, J., Khayesi, M., Khisty, C.J., and S. O. Asiama. Risk-Theoretical Foundations for Setting Sustainable Development Priorities: A Global Perspective. Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Transportation Research Board Conference, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2011.
  4. Boadi, R. S., and A. Amekudzi. Toward a Risk Framework for Prioritizing Ancillary Transportation Assets for Management. Proceedings for the 7th Annual Inter-University Symposium on Infrastructure Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2011.
  5. Jeon, C. M, Chang, Y, and A. Amekudzi. Incorporating Uncertainty into Transportation Decision Making: A Sustainability-Oriented Approach. Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Transportation Research Board Conference - CDROM, Washington, D.C., January 2010.
  6. Jeon, C., and A. Amekudzi. Understanding the Relationships among Key Transportation Measures in Transportation: Using Influence Diagrams. Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Transportation Research Board Conference - CDROM, Washington, D.C., January 2010.
  7. Oliver-Commey, Y., and A. Amekudzi. Factors Influencing the Success of Road Pricing Schemes in the Context of Urban Area Sustainability. Proceedings of the 2009 Annual Transportation Research Board Conference – CDROM, Washington, D. C., January 2009.
  8. Amekudzi, A. A., and C. J. Khisty. Sustainability Footprints, Calculus and Infrastructure Systems Evaluation. Proceedings of the 2008 Annual Transportation Research Board Conference – CDROM, Washington, D. C., January 2008.
  9. Jeon, C. M., and A. A. Amekudzi. Risk Management for Public-Private Partnerships: Using Scenario Planning and Valuation Methods. Proceedings of the 2007 Annual Transportation Research Board Conference – CDROM, Washington, D. C., January 2007.
  10. Amekudzi, A. A., Dixon, K., Goodwin, A., and D. Jared. Overview of Georgia Guidebook for Pedestrian Planning. Proceedings of the 2007 Annual Transportation Research Board Conference – CDROM, Washington, D. C., January 2007.
  11. Jeon, C., and A. Amekudzi. Integrating Ethics into a Civil Engineering Course, Proceedings for the 2006 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Chicago, Illinois, June 2006.
  12. Amekudzi, A., McNeil, S. and K. Sanford Bernhardt (2005). Engaging Students in Civil Infrastructure Management, Proceedings for the 2005 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Portland, Oregon, June 2005.
  13. Amekudzi, A., and M. Meyer. Considering Environmental Factors Earlier: Standing Transportation Planning on its Head? Proceedings of the 2005 Annual Transportation Research Board Conference – CDROM, Washington, D. C., January 2005.
  14. Amekudzi, A., Jeon, C. M., and P. Herabat. Assessing the Sustainability of Built Infrastructure Systems. Proceedings of the International Workshop on Integrated Life-Cycle Management of Infrastructures, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, December 9-11, 2004, pp. 132-137.
  15. Amekudzi, A., Gavin, M., Herabat, P., McNeil, S., and K. Sanford Bernhardt. Teaching Civil Infrastructure Systems and Infrastructure Management. Proceedings of the International Workshop on Integrated Life-Cycle Management of Infrastructures, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, December 9-11, 2004, pp. 397-402.
  16. Amekudzi, A. A. and M. Meyer. The Civil Engineering Systems Course at Georgia Institute of Technology. Proceedings of the 2004 Engineering Systems Symposium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 29-31, 2004.
  17. Herabat, P., and A. A. Amekudzi. Asset Valuation for Toll Bridges: Health Index versus Income Capitalization Approaches. Proceedings of the 2004 Annual Transportation Research Board Conference – CDROM, Washington, D. C., January 2004.
  18. Amekudzi, A., and Herabat, P. Exploration of Portfolio Theory Applications in Bridge Security Management. Proceedings of the 2003 INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, October 19-22, 2003.
  19. Amekudzi, A. A., Dill, J., Hunter, C., and Noel, N. Environment, Safety, Health, Land Use and Congestion. Briefing Paper (Focus Group 4), Star/STELLA NextGen Colloquium, Sustainable Transport in Europe and Links and Liaisons with America, Montreal, March 18-23, 2003.
  20. Amekudzi, A., and I. Fomunung. Transportation and Brownfield Developments: Review and Analysis of Current Practice. Proceedings of the 2003 Annual Transportation Research Board Conference – CDROM, Washington, D. C., January 2003.
  21. Amekudzi, A., Meyer, M., and H. Henck. Consideration of Environmental Factors in Transportation Planning: Review and Analysis of Current Policies, Practices and Trends. Proceedings of the 2003 Annual Transportation Research Board Conference – CDROM, Washington, D. C., January 2003.
  22. Amekudzi, A. A., and R. Awuah-Baffour. Using Remote Sensing, Image Processing and GIS Techniques for Transportation Infrastructure and Environmental Capital Asset Management. Proceedings of the 2002 International Congress on the Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 2002.
  23. Amekudzi, A. A., Robert, W., Crichton, R., and C. Comeau. Application of Shortfall Analysis and Markowitz' Theory in Investment Tradeoff Analysis for Competing Infrastructure: Using HERS and NBIAS for Integrated Asset Management. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Managing Pavements, Seattle, Washington, August 2001.
  24. Amekudzi, A. A., and K. K. Dixon. Development of an Environmental Justice Analysis Methodology for Georgia Department of Transportation’s Multimodal Transportation Planning Tool. Proceedings of the 8th Transportation Research Board Conference on Planning Applications, Corpus Christi, Texas, April 2001.
  25. Amekudzi, A. A., and O. Adelakun. Measuring Information Continuity in Evolving Decision Support Systems. Proceedings of the 2000 Conference on Information Quality, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, October 2000, pp. 163-172.
  26. Amekudzi, A. A., Herabat, P., Sanford Benhardt, K., and S. McNeil. Educating Students to Manage Civil Infrastructure Systems. Proceedings of the 2000 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Kansas City, Missouri, June 2000. [ASEE Best Paper Award, PIC 1, June 2000].
  27. Amekudzi, A. A., Herabat, P., Sanford Benhardt, K., and S. McNeil. Interdisciplinary Education: Civil Infrastructure Systems Management. Proceedings of the Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Education in the 21st Century, Southampton, England, April 2000.
  28. Amekudzi, A. A., McNeil, S., and B. N. O. Attoh-Okine. Incorporating Stakeholder Values and Needs in National Highway Decision Support System Improvement Planning. Proceedings of the 1998 Conference on Information Quality, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, October 1998, pp. 47-63.