Work

Future cities demand smart and equitable infrastructure resilience modeling perspectives

Year: 2024

Type: article

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.

Source: npj natural hazards.

DOI: 10.1038/s44304-024-00028-5

Authors: J. E. Padgett, R. Rincon, P. Panakkal

Institution: Rice University

Language: English

Topic: Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis

Subfield: Civil and Structural Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Climate action

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,090