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Dealing with Infrastructure BEFORE the disaster
Image by martinluff via Flickr The title of this article in the HuffPost on August 24 is somewhat oblique, but the article does make the key point that our nation’s infrastructure is in bad condition...
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Update on Recovery in Christchurch, N.Z.
According to a news report, the city of Christchurch has adopted the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Plan; December 1, 2011. For a copy of the full plan (17 pp.), go to this website. For...
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Infrastructure and Recovery- Sandia Labs Research
A recent posting on HSWire was titled: Disaster recovery- Finding the best ways to protect infrastructure, recover from disasters; 25 June 2012. I have to admit, I am not clear about what the Lab has...
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Reliance on Imports Poses Problems Post-Disaster says new report
Tom Ridge, former Sec. of DHS Reliance on imports leaves U.S. vulnerable to disasters, according to a new report. An increasing reliance on imports, combined with the fraying of the nation’s power...
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Beijing Example: How NOT to Do Flood Recovery
Anger over Beijing’s flooding response. Details of recent flooding (CNN,. July 26) indicate that more than 800,00 people were affected. Bad planning for infrastructure construction seems to be the...
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New Infrastructure Did Well in LA
It is still early to write about the effects of H. Isaac, but here is one positive story from HLSecurityWire: As Hurricane Isaac beats on New Orleans, new infrastructure is holding up; August 31,...
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Hurricane Sandy in Perspective – updates
HURRICANE HISTORY: Council on Foreign Relations, How Likely Was Hurricane Sandy. Some really chilling scientific research and dire warnings about the likely frequency of future hurricanes with the...
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Does Knowledge + Disaster = Needed Actions?
Right now, the the window of opportunity is open in NY and NJ to orchestrate the recovery from H. Sandy. The body of knowledge is substantial about risks, vulnerabilities, potential flood control...
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Report on Improving Infrastructure in NY State
As noted in an earlier posting, Gov. Cuomo of NY set up 3 special commissions to provide advice and direction regarding mitigation and recovery efforts after Hurricane Sandy. The result of one of...
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Facilities Managers’ Perspective on H. Sandy
The view from the perspective of facilities managers. Related articles NY Town Eyes Hospital Reopening Months… – ABC News (abcnews.go.com) In wake of Hurricane Sandy, Middlesex County Utilities...
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Major Infrastructure Improvements Needed in NJ
Infrastructure improvements See this article from Homeland Security Newswire titled NJ Faces Costly Water Instrastructure Upgrades. Before Hurricane Sandy hit New Jersey, state officials knew they had...
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Recovery Planning Guide for Transportation Disasters
A newly issued report from the Transportation Research Board (of the National Academy of Sciences) is a useful addition to the recovery literature. Its full title is A Pre-Event Recovery Planning Guide...
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CA Wildfires Put Major Infrastructure at Risk
The wildfires currently raging in CA are among the largest in the history of the state. Not the largest just yet. I do not recall power and water systems for one or more major cities at such high risk...
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Rethinking Grid Infrastructure
From the Huffington Post, see: Microgrids: Hurricane Sandy Forced Cities To Rethink Power Supply Hurricane Sandy and the havoc it wreaked on New York City and the rest of the Northeast in 2012 could...
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Deeper and Harder Analyses of the the Philippine Disaster
Granted that the humanitarian concerns are very great in the Philippines, but there are many other deep-seated problems that warrant attention. Here are two accounts provide a closer look a the tough...
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Vulnerability of Infrastructure to Effects of Climate Change
From HSWire an article re infrastructure vulnerability and citations to 2 new reports. Two U.S. government reports released last Thursday warn that U.S. infrastructure is vulnerable to the effects of...
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Latest ASCE Report Card on America’s Infrastructure
Latest report card for America’s Infrastructure –a hint: the grades are really bad! A service of the American Society of Civil Engineers.Filed under: Infrastructure
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“Our Failing Weather Infrastructure”
From the NY Times, an article about another potentially disastrous deficiency: Our Failing Weather Infrastructure. Clearly federal budget cuts in recent times have done a lot of damage. An excerpt:...
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Insfrastructure in NYC After H. Sandy
By way of the U.K, here is an interesting case study of Availability of Infrastructure: New York after H. Sandy. Thanks to Donovan Finn for the citation.Filed under: Infrastructure
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Protecting Urban Water Supplies in Big Disasters
Another article about infrastructure: Are our buildings prepared for natural disasters bigger than hurricane Sandy? Russell Unger, chairman of the task force that proposed building code upgrades after...
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