Future cities demand smart and equitable infrastructure resilience modeling perspectives
Jamie E. Padgett, Raul Rincón, Pranavesh Panakkal
Abstract
Abstract Risk-informed decisions that promote infrastructure resilience (or the ability to withstand, recover from, and adapt to stressors like natural hazards) require confident predictions of system performance now and into the future. We propose a perspective shift–one capable of handling uncertain and dynamic conditions, leveraging emerging observations from smart systems, and guided by demands for social equity. This shift requires collective efforts, but our future cities demand and deserve it.
Topics & Concepts
Resilience (materials science)BusinessEnvironmental planningEconomic geographyComputer scienceEnvironmental scienceGeographyPhysicsThermodynamicsInfrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability AnalysisFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementDisaster Management and Resilience