The Resilient Infrastructure Initiative

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 UTC 2016 · Natural Hazards Observer

OSTI ID:1400381

Clifford, Megan ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Infrastructure is, by design, largely unnoticed until it breaks down and services fail. This includes water supplies, gas pipelines, bridges and dams, phone lines and cell towers, roads and culverts, railways, and the electric grid—all of the complex systems that keep our societies and economies running. Climate change, population growth, increased urbanization, system aging, and outdated design standards stress existing infrastructure and its ability to satisfy the rapidly changing demands from users. Here, the resilience of both physical and cyber infrastructure systems, however, is critical to a community as it prepares for, responds to, and recovers from a disaster, whether natural or man-made.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
• Grant/Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1400381
• Journal Information: Natural Hazards Observer, Journal Name: Natural Hazards Observer Journal Issue: 7 Vol. XL; ISSN 0193-8355
• Publisher: Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado, BoulderCopyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English