Description
Optimizing Community Infrastructure: Resilience in the Face of Shocks and Stresses examines the resilience measures being deployed within individual disciplines and sectors and how multi-stakeholder efforts can catalyze action to address global challenges in preparedness and disaster and hazard mitigation. The book provides a theoretical framework to advance thinking on creating resilient, inclusive, sustainable and safe communities. Users will find an accurate and up-to-date guide for working on the development, implementation, monitoring and assessment of policies, programs and projects related to community resilience.- Provides updated information on resilience, especially on infrastructure, finance, land use, standards and policies- Includes case studies that illustrate how communities have increased their resilience to natural and other disasters- Analyzes the institutional, political, social and economic dimensions of resilience at the community level- Illustrates the interdependencies and interconnectedness of infrastructure systems and how community resilience relies on a holistic approach- Examines responses to emerging risks associated with climate change
Table of Contents
Introduction to Infrastructure ResiliencePart I: Making the CaseIntroduction1. Resilient Infrastructure: Understanding Interconnectedness and Long-Term RiskAlice C. Hill and William Kakenmaster2. Sustainable and Resilient Buildings: Essential TogetherJason HartkeResilience SolutionsPart II: UtilitiesIntroduction3. Managing Risk to Critical Infrastructures, Their Interdependencies, and the Region They Serve: A Risk Management ProcessJerry P. Brashear4. Resilience of Electric Power InfrastructureJeff Dagle5. Becoming a Resilient Water System: A Transformative ProcessMichael Hooker, Geoffrey G. Miller and Timothy TaberPart III: FinanceIntroduction6. Financing Resilient InfrastructureJoyce Coffee7. Addressing Climate Risk in Financial Decision MakingNatalie Ambrosio, Yoon Hui Kim, Stacy Swann and Ziyue WangPart VI: Landscapes and Land UseIntroduction8. Harnessing Green Infrastructure for Resilient, Natural SolutionsCharriss R.H. York and John Jacob9. How Smart Land Use Policies Help Avoid Future HeadachesSamantha Medlock and James SchwabPart V: Buildings Introduction10. The New Resilient Built Environment: Perspectives from Investors and Owners of Private BuildingsDevesh Nirmul and John Scott11. The Role of the Designers and Other Building Practitioners in Advancing ResilienceAllison Hoadley Anderson12. Building Codes: The Foundation for Resilient CommunitiesCindy Davis and James Tim RyanPart VI: Policies & PracticesIntroduction13. Designing for Resilient Systems Under Emerging RisksAllison C. Reilly and Bilal Ayyub14. Where Are We? Why Community-Wide Benchmarking is ImportantM. John Plodinec15. How Philanthropy is Transforming Resilience Theory into Practical Applications at the Local LevelRobert G. OttenhoffPart VII: Conclusion16. A Vision for Resilient InfrastructureRyan M. Colker
