Resilience in Urban Transit Systems (Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements)

Zhang, Limao/ He, Renfei/ Liu, Qiong

Springer Verlag, Singapore（2026/03発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789819543212

Full Description

This book provides an integrated and up-to-date overview of resilience thinking applied to urban transit systems, with a clear structure reflecting the logical progression from understanding vulnerabilities to implementing enhancement strategies. This book reveals the hidden complexities and interdependencies within urban transit systems that affect their resilience performance; presents analytical models, evaluation methods, and practical planning strategies for assessing and strengthening transit resilience; showcases real-world applications and evidence-based practices to demonstrate how resilience can be embedded in transit operations and management; promotes a deeper understanding of current advancements and inspires further research and implementation of resilience-oriented solutions in urban transit systems.

Contents

Introduction to urban resilience.- Part one.- System vulnerability modelling.- Disaster chains modelling.- Cascading failure modelling.- Evolutionary dynamics modelling.- Part two.- System vulnerability evaluation.- Flood hazard analysis.- Fire hazard analysis.- Escape panic analysis.- Part three.- System resilience enhancement.- Facility operation planning.- Emergence rescue planning.- Passenger evacuation planning.- System repair planning.- Conclusions.