Lifelines: An Emergency Management Priority for the United States in the 1990s

Platt, Rutherford H.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-7717.1991.tb00446.x

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“…physical or virtual networks that are vital to health, safety, comfort and economic activity, see, e.g. Platt, 1995) and dependence (i.e. everything an asset depends on, see, e.g.…”

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Development of an inverse method for coastal risk management

Idier

Rohmer

Bulteau

et al. 2013

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Recent flooding events, like Katrina (USA, 2005) or Xynthia (France, 2010), illustrate the complexity of coastal systems and the limits of traditional flood risk analysis. Among other questions, these events raised issues such as: "how to choose flooding scenarios for risk management purposes?", "how to make a society more aware and prepared for such events?" and "which level of risk is acceptable to a population?". The present paper aims at developing an inverse approach that could seek to address these three issues. The main idea of the proposed method is the inversion of the usual risk assessment steps: starting from the maximum acceptable hazard level (defined by stakeholders as the one leading to the maximum tolerable consequences) to finally obtain the return period of this threshold. Such an "inverse" approach would allow for the identification of all the offshore forcing conditions (and their occurrence probability) inducing a threat for critical assets of the territory, such information being of great importance for coastal risk management. This paper presents the first stage in developing such a procedure. It focuses on estimation (through inversion of the flooding model) of the offshore conditions leading to the acceptable hazard level, estimation of the return period of the associated combinations, and thus of the maximum acceptable hazard level. A first application for a simplified case study (based on real data), located on the French Mediterranean coast, is presented, assuming a maximum acceptable hazard level. Even if only one part of the full inverse method has been developed, we demonstrate how the inverse method can be useful in (1) estimating the probability of exceeding the maximum inundation height for identified critical assets, (2) providing critical offshore conditions for flooding in early warning systems, and (3) raising awareness of stakeholders and eventually enhance preparedness for future flooding events by allowing them to assess risk to their territory. The next challenge is to develop a framework to properly identify the acceptable hazard level, as an input to the present inverse approach.

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“…physical or virtual networks that are vital to health, safety, comfort and economic activity, see, e.g. Platt, 1995) and dependence (i.e. everything an asset depends on, see, e.g.…”

Section: Conclusion Recommendations Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

Development of an inverse method for coastal risk management

Idier

Rohmer

Bulteau

et al. 2013

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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“…Lifelines is a vogue term for systems or networks which provide for the circulation of people, goods, services and information upon which health, safety, comfort and economic activity depend (Platt, 1991). The work undertaken will develop, and field test, through case studies, a set of National Guidelines' outlining recommended lifelines' methodologies.…”

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Risk Management in a Disaster Management Context

Salter¹

1997

Contingencies & Crisis Mgmt

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This paper discusses how the adoption of a systematic risk management framework can enhance disaster management. In the analysis of risk, a focus on the interactions between sources of risk and elements at risk, rather than a pre-occupation with hazards, adds more value to management. Vulnerability is the crucial modifier of consequences and, as such, its analysis highlights critical areas and opportunities for developing effective intervention strategies.Risk communication processes based on community involvement need to underpin the development and application of evaluation criteria to determine which risk treatments will be implemented. Closing considerations reflect on how risk management may be used within public administration to re-define emergency management service provision. The paper concludes that Emergency Risk Management provides a framework which, by focusing on managing community exposure to major risks, facilitates the identification and implementation of intervention options which address socially significant problems.

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“…There has been growing recognition that the high degree of dependency between different critical infrastructures pass on disruptions between interconnected sectors, both directly and indirectly, as well as to the economy and society (Platt, 1991;Rinaldi et al, 2001;Chang and Shinozuka, 2004;McDaniels et al, 2008;Chang, 2009;Oh et al, 2010;Pelling, 2002;Santella et al, 2009). For example, loss of power during Hurricane Katrina in 2004 caused failures in telecommunications systems, which further disrupted the organisation of rescue and relief efforts (Santella et al, 2009).…”

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“…Yet limitations in considering only physical interdependencies between many infrastructure systems, rather than the many other ways in which infrastructure systems communicate, coordinate and interact, results in simplified scenarios for decision-making. In accordance with the epistemological framing of the resilience concept within CIS, resilience is measured by looking at redundancy and restoration of services (Reed et al, 2009;Bruneau et al, 2003). Focus is on the vulnerabilities identified from cascading impacts, and there is little focus on learning and adaptation, or on the social and political dimensions of vulnerability and resilience.…”

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“…Infrastructure is critical to supporting modern societies, particularly in urban areas, where large populations create high demand for essential services such as schools, healthcare, energy, water, waste disposal, roads and communications (Platt, 1991). There has been growing recognition that the high degree of dependency between different critical infrastructures pass on disruptions between interconnected sectors, both directly and indirectly, as well as to the economy and society (Platt, 1991;Rinaldi et al, 2001;Chang and Shinozuka, 2004;McDaniels et al, 2008;Chang, 2009;Oh et al, 2010;Pelling, 2002;Santella et al, 2009).…”

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Interdependence and dynamics of essential services in an extensive risk context: a case study in Montserrat, West Indies

Sword-Daniels

Rossetto

Wilson

et al. 2015

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. The essential services that support urban living are complex and interdependent, and their disruption in disasters directly affects society. Yet there are few empirical studies to inform our understanding of the vulnerabilities and resilience of complex infrastructure systems in disasters.This research takes a systems thinking approach to explore the dynamic behaviour of a network of essential services, in the presence and absence of volcanic ashfall hazards in Montserrat, West Indies. Adopting a case study methodology and qualitative methods to gather empirical data, we centre the study on the healthcare system and its interconnected network of essential services. We identify different types of relationship between sectors and develop a new interdependence classification system for analysis. Relationships are further categorised by hazard conditions, for use in extensive risk contexts.During heightened volcanic activity, relationships between systems transform in both number and type: connections increase across the network by 41 %, and adapt to increase cooperation and information sharing. Interconnections add capacities to the network, increasing the resilience of prioritised sectors. This in-depth and context-specific approach provides a new methodology for studying the dynamics of infrastructure interdependence in an extensive risk context, and can be adapted for use in other hazard contexts.

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Lifelines: An Emergency Management Priority for the United States in the 1990s

Cited by 35 publications

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Development of an inverse method for coastal risk management

Development of an inverse method for coastal risk management

Risk Management in a Disaster Management Context

Interdependence and dynamics of essential services in an extensive risk context: a case study in Montserrat, West Indies

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