Analysis of the susceptibility of interdependent infrastructures using fuzzy input–output inoperability model: the case of flood hazards in Tehran

Samimi, Sina; Ebrahimnejad, Sadoullah; Mojtahedi, Mohammad

doi:10.1007/s11069-019-03799-7

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“…Proper planning and policymaking are particularly considerableto deal with these complex and wicked problems [15][16][17][18]. Flooding is a natural disaster that has caused great damage in Iran and its megacities in recent years [19,20], with 157 cases of flooding recorded in Tehran in five decades , with an increasing trend [21]. In the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, 12, 15, 26, 51, and 53 cases of devastating floods were recorded, respectively [22].…”

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A Framework for Urban Flood Resilience Assessment with Emphasis on Social, Economic and Institutional Dimensions: A Qualitative Study

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In recent years, the effects of climate change have become more noticeable in Iran, especially in big cities. In particular, climate-related flood risk is increasingly recognized as a potential threat in the capital city of Tehran. Accordingly, the present study aimed to provide a framework/assessment tool to measure Tehran’s resilience to flood risks. To this end, 21 professionals from different disciplines were selected through a purposive sampling procedure and were interviewed using semi-structured interviews. The analysis procedure resulted in the identification of 3 themes, 15 categories, 40 subcategories, and 235 codes. The themes were social, economic, and organizational; The identified categories were culture and education (since culture is something to be learned through formal and informal education this component has two features: culture and education), participation, trust, attitude, solidarity, resources, empowerment, flexibility, credit, supervision, intercommunication, rules, specialization, and research. Validation of the indicators and their usability based on the opinions of local experts was used to calibrate the assessment tool and ensure its context-sensitivity. The results of this research can help planners and policymakers to increase their awareness of flood resilience. The approach taken in this research may also be useful for developing flood resilience assessment tools in other Iranian cities as well as in other cities of the Global South with similar conditions.

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“…In order to determine the values of the factors, this study has proposed a method based on expert fuzzy opinions, which gives full consideration to the uncertainty of expert opinions. [ 45 ] These considerations demonstrate the advantages of this research.…”

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Maturity degree assessment of hospital ward system using integrated fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS model

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Background: The hospital ward system is the core service unit of a hospital and an important aspect of hospital management. The maturity of the hospital ward system represents the level of development and improvement in ward management and services. In order to improve the quality of hospital services, it is significant to assess the maturity of the ward system. Although various assessment methods have been proposed in existing studies, there are some issues such as a single-dimensional factor system, subjectivity in qualitative factor values, and insufficient objectivity in the evaluation methods. Methods: Therefore, based on the data collection of the factors used in the existing literature, this study made correlation analysis, determined the similarity of factors, and established a maturity assessment factor system satisfying distinctiveness and comprehensiveness. Furthermore, an evaluation method for the weights of each factor was proposed based on the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process, while taking account of the ambiguity of expert information. In addition, through the technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution method, an objective evaluation method for the maturity of the hospital ward system was established. Finally, a case study involving 6 hospitals in a specific location was conducted. Results: There are a total of 16 factors used to assess the maturity of the hospital ward system, among which the most important is Doctor service. The maturity degree of the 6 researched hospitals are 0.4517, 0.0035, 0.4254, 0.8681, 0.6636, 0.1586, and the maturity degree of the 6 researched hospitals are II, I, II, IV, III, I. Conclusion: The factor system constructed in this study effectively reflected the importance of human-related factors in the development process of ward system. The evaluation results were consistent with the actual situation, demonstrating the effectiveness of the proposed method.

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“…After this full-text search, 34 studies were eliminated and twenty studies were found to meet all of the search criteria (see Appendix A for a list of the 20 studies). Of the 34 studies that were eliminated, 11 had only passing mentions of, or did not include, one or more of the food, energy, or water systems in the methodology or analysis (Abdalla et al, 2007;Anderson et al, 2020;Fekete, 2019;Gurdak et al, 2017;Little et al, 2015;Montgomery et al, 2012;Saladini et al, 2018;Samimi et al, 2020;Veijalainen et al, 2019;Wang, 2013;Zimmerman et al, 2019). Thirteen were eliminated because they were of riverine locations which did not consider any acute hazards (Bekchanov & Lamers, 2016;Dombrowsky & Hensengerth, 2018;Intralawan et al, 2018;Jalilov et al, 2018;Keskinen et al, 2015;Kleinschroth et al, 2021;Mamatova et al, 2016;Martin-Gorriz et al, 2014;Melloni et al, 2020;Payet-Burin et al, 2019;Rasul et al, 2019;Shi et al, 2020;Zeng et al, 2019).…”

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Exploring the food–energy–water nexus approach to enhance coastal community resilience research and planning

2021

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Non-technical summary. Coastal communities face environmental challenges that put food, energy, and water systems at risk. Although highly interdependent, it is unknown the extent to which coastal resilience research has considered interactions among food-energy-water systems. Twenty peer-reviewed articles were identified that focused on these systems and coastal resilience. Although a nexus approach was not employed universally, these studies most commonly addressed interactions among these systems related to acute hazards. They consistently acknowledged the influence of energy and transportation systems upon the others. As such, planners should incorporate linkages across all three systems during coastal resilience planning especially in relation to acute hazards. Technical summary. Coastal communities strive for resilience in the face of an ever-growing suite of threats by planning and preparing for numerous uncertain futures. Food, energy, and water systems are highly interconnected and essential to the well-being of coastal communities. However, it is unknown the extent to which coastal resilience research has included food-energy-water nexus considerations. This study used a systematic literature review of peer-reviewed research articles and identified 20 studies that focused on food, energy, and water systems as related to coastal resilience. Results revealed four main findings: (1) the food-energy-water nexus approach was most commonly applied to coastal resilience in the study of US locations and in the context of acute hazards, (2) a direct food-energy-water or other nexus approach was directly employed by only half of the studies, however, all highlighted the relevance of systems interconnections in the context of coastal resilience, (3) the energy system was shown to impact every system to which it was connected, and (4) the transportation system was also shown to impact every system to which it was connected, which suggests that the food-energy-water nexus should be expanded to include transportation systems. Social media summary. Coastal resilience and food-energy-water nexus literature synthesis finds interconnected systems considerations relevant to resilience. salinization which may result in corrosion of pipes, loss of hydraulics, and pumping pressure (Allen et al., 2019).The nexus of food, energy, and water systems (FEW nexus or 'nexus') is increasingly advocated as its own unit of analysis as the three systems are heavily interconnected (

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Analysis of the susceptibility of interdependent infrastructures using fuzzy input–output inoperability model: the case of flood hazards in Tehran

Cited by 7 publications

References 13 publications

A Framework for Urban Flood Resilience Assessment with Emphasis on Social, Economic and Institutional Dimensions: A Qualitative Study

A Framework for Urban Flood Resilience Assessment with Emphasis on Social, Economic and Institutional Dimensions: A Qualitative Study

Maturity degree assessment of hospital ward system using integrated fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS model

Exploring the food–energy–water nexus approach to enhance coastal community resilience research and planning

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