Presentation by Annegien Tijssen, Deltares, at the Delft3D - User Days (Day 1: Hydrology and hydrodynamics), during Delft Software Days - Edition 2019. Monday, 11 November 2019, Delft.
How can we afford to meet the future needs of people with dementia and their ...Adelina Comas-Herrera
There is a lot of uncertainty about the future but what we do know is that we will need to spend more on the care of people with dementia than we do today.
Study: Utility Sector - Canada - Power Generation - May 14, 2017paul young cpa, cga
This presentation looks at power generation in Canada. The area of focus is renewable energy and also side effects to hydro projects on the overall environment.
News provides information to help people understand and participate in society. For an event to be considered news, it must satisfy certain news values, such as having a widespread impact or being a recent occurrence. Impactful events are those that significantly affect many people's lives, even if the event only directly involved a few individuals. Examples include legislation that raises taxes or medical discoveries that could cure diseases.
The document discusses several options and models that allow older adults to age in place rather than moving to nursing homes. It describes nursing home occupancy rates and limitations. Alternative models discussed include Green House communities, MedCottage temporary living structures, Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs), and universal design principles that make homes more accessible for aging. The document argues that these alternatives can allow seniors to remain in their communities at a lower cost than nursing home care and change attitudes about aging.
India is facing a severe water crisis that is affecting hundreds of millions of people. The crisis is caused by pollution, lack of sanitation systems, and overpopulation putting strain on surface and groundwater resources. Nearly 850 million Indians live without safe water and 128 million lack access to any water. Each day over 2,000 people die from water-related diseases. Proposed solutions to address the crisis include education, standpipes, water credit initiatives, and recognizing water as a basic human right.
Health Earth, Health in the Anthropocene, environmental epidemiology, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Planetary Health, sustainability and health
Homeland Security And Infrastructure (NPPD)Jill Baldwin
This document discusses network security and firewalls. It explains that firewalls come in different security levels from low to high. Firewalls protect networks by following a set of rules and policies to determine whether to allow or block network traffic passing through. Packet filtering is the basic function of firewalls as they monitor network traffic and data flows according to the security policies of the network. Simulation of firewalls is important for testing and auditing network security.
From Awareness to Action Accounting for InfrastructureInterJeanmarieColbert3
From Awareness to Action: Accounting for Infrastructure
Interdependencies in Disaster Response and
Recovery Planning
Anu Narayanan1 , Melissa Finucane1, Joie Acosta1, and Amanda Wicker1
1RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA
Abstract This paper highlights challenges and open questions pertaining to physical and social
infrastructure system interdependencies and their implications for disaster response, recovery, and
resilience planning efforts. We describe the importance of understanding interdependencies in disaster
contexts and highlight limitations to existing approaches. Suggestions for understanding and addressing
interdependencies focus on increasing availability of tools for assessing interdependencies and increasing
stakeholder and decisionmaker uptake of infrastructure interdependency‐related information in planning
efforts.
Plain Language Summary Interdependent physical and social systems offer enormous benefits
for daily life because they produce and distribute essential goods and services that are necessary for health,
safety, and economic well‐being. For instance, the power grid is required for effective functioning of
information systems and cell phones, which underpin effective functioning of hospitals, water and sewer
systems, traffic lights, and home appliances. In return, communications and information technology is
required for effective functioning of the power grid, especially to meet the concurrent demands for reliable
energy supply, protection, and automation. In this paper, we describe how failure in interdependent
systems can be catastrophic and lead to death and prolonged human suffering. We examine difficulties in
linking failures in interdependent systems to measurable social impacts including: limited availability of
data and models, disciplinary silos that might stand in the way of different stakeholders, practitioners, and
experts working together on this inherently cross‐disciplinary problem, and diversity in infrastructure
systems, disruptive events, and communities. We suggest that awareness of the vulnerabilities in
interdependent infrastructure systems needs to be coupled with coordinated action and collaboration among
government agencies, communities, and industries.
1. Introduction
Some of the worst disasters in recent memory are the outcomes of low‐probability, high‐consequence events
that have brought with them failures of interdependent infrastructure systems (Alexander, 2018). By “infra-
structure,” we mean not just physical assets (e.g., the power grid, water and wastewater systems, and telecom-
munications networks) but also social systems that play a key role in human health, safety, and well‐being
(e.g., government functions, educational programs, parks, and recreation systems). Interdependent infra-
structure systems are susceptible to a wide array of shocks (typically abrupt) and stressors (typically slow,
with cumulative effects). In addition to natural disasters, shocks can also include ...
How can we afford to meet the future needs of people with dementia and their ...Adelina Comas-Herrera
There is a lot of uncertainty about the future but what we do know is that we will need to spend more on the care of people with dementia than we do today.
Study: Utility Sector - Canada - Power Generation - May 14, 2017paul young cpa, cga
This presentation looks at power generation in Canada. The area of focus is renewable energy and also side effects to hydro projects on the overall environment.
News provides information to help people understand and participate in society. For an event to be considered news, it must satisfy certain news values, such as having a widespread impact or being a recent occurrence. Impactful events are those that significantly affect many people's lives, even if the event only directly involved a few individuals. Examples include legislation that raises taxes or medical discoveries that could cure diseases.
The document discusses several options and models that allow older adults to age in place rather than moving to nursing homes. It describes nursing home occupancy rates and limitations. Alternative models discussed include Green House communities, MedCottage temporary living structures, Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs), and universal design principles that make homes more accessible for aging. The document argues that these alternatives can allow seniors to remain in their communities at a lower cost than nursing home care and change attitudes about aging.
India is facing a severe water crisis that is affecting hundreds of millions of people. The crisis is caused by pollution, lack of sanitation systems, and overpopulation putting strain on surface and groundwater resources. Nearly 850 million Indians live without safe water and 128 million lack access to any water. Each day over 2,000 people die from water-related diseases. Proposed solutions to address the crisis include education, standpipes, water credit initiatives, and recognizing water as a basic human right.
Health Earth, Health in the Anthropocene, environmental epidemiology, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Planetary Health, sustainability and health
Homeland Security And Infrastructure (NPPD)Jill Baldwin
This document discusses network security and firewalls. It explains that firewalls come in different security levels from low to high. Firewalls protect networks by following a set of rules and policies to determine whether to allow or block network traffic passing through. Packet filtering is the basic function of firewalls as they monitor network traffic and data flows according to the security policies of the network. Simulation of firewalls is important for testing and auditing network security.
From Awareness to Action Accounting for InfrastructureInterJeanmarieColbert3
From Awareness to Action: Accounting for Infrastructure
Interdependencies in Disaster Response and
Recovery Planning
Anu Narayanan1 , Melissa Finucane1, Joie Acosta1, and Amanda Wicker1
1RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA
Abstract This paper highlights challenges and open questions pertaining to physical and social
infrastructure system interdependencies and their implications for disaster response, recovery, and
resilience planning efforts. We describe the importance of understanding interdependencies in disaster
contexts and highlight limitations to existing approaches. Suggestions for understanding and addressing
interdependencies focus on increasing availability of tools for assessing interdependencies and increasing
stakeholder and decisionmaker uptake of infrastructure interdependency‐related information in planning
efforts.
Plain Language Summary Interdependent physical and social systems offer enormous benefits
for daily life because they produce and distribute essential goods and services that are necessary for health,
safety, and economic well‐being. For instance, the power grid is required for effective functioning of
information systems and cell phones, which underpin effective functioning of hospitals, water and sewer
systems, traffic lights, and home appliances. In return, communications and information technology is
required for effective functioning of the power grid, especially to meet the concurrent demands for reliable
energy supply, protection, and automation. In this paper, we describe how failure in interdependent
systems can be catastrophic and lead to death and prolonged human suffering. We examine difficulties in
linking failures in interdependent systems to measurable social impacts including: limited availability of
data and models, disciplinary silos that might stand in the way of different stakeholders, practitioners, and
experts working together on this inherently cross‐disciplinary problem, and diversity in infrastructure
systems, disruptive events, and communities. We suggest that awareness of the vulnerabilities in
interdependent infrastructure systems needs to be coupled with coordinated action and collaboration among
government agencies, communities, and industries.
1. Introduction
Some of the worst disasters in recent memory are the outcomes of low‐probability, high‐consequence events
that have brought with them failures of interdependent infrastructure systems (Alexander, 2018). By “infra-
structure,” we mean not just physical assets (e.g., the power grid, water and wastewater systems, and telecom-
munications networks) but also social systems that play a key role in human health, safety, and well‐being
(e.g., government functions, educational programs, parks, and recreation systems). Interdependent infra-
structure systems are susceptible to a wide array of shocks (typically abrupt) and stressors (typically slow,
with cumulative effects). In addition to natural disasters, shocks can also include ...
1) Human communities will always be at risk from natural and human-made disasters due to factors like geography and technology that can enable threats. 2) Major cities like New York and New Orleans are especially vulnerable due to their locations and infrastructure. 3) Rapid urbanization and population growth will exacerbate risks in the coming decades as more people and structures are exposed to hazards.
Resilience: Global Imperative for 2013 and Beyond_Mesh evans april 25 2013Peter C. Evans, PhD
Identifies key forces that are driving the need for resilient as well as sustainable resilient energy infrastructure. The presentation argues that work need greater technology innovation to support RSI (resilient, sustainable infrastructure).
Copyrighted Material 1 Shrink the Targets Disasters .docxvanesaburnand
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1 Shrink the Targets
Disasters from natural sources, from industrial and technolog
ical sources, and from deliberate sources such as terrorism have all
increased in the United States in recent decades, and no diminution
is in sight.1 Weather disturbances are predicted to increase; low-
level industrial accidents continue but threaten to intensify and the
threat of cyber attacks on our “critical infrastructure” becomes ever
more credible; foreign terrorists have not relaxed and we anxiously
await another attack. Cataclysmic fantasies proliferate on movie
screens and DVDs, and scholars write books with “collapse,” “ca
tastrophe,” “our final hour,” and “worst cases” in their titles.
But we have neglected a fundamental response to the trio of dis
aster sources. Instead of focusing only on preventing disasters and
coping with their aftermath—which we must continue to do—we
should reduce the size of vulnerable targets. Weapons of mass de
1The evidence for the increase in industrial disasters comes from the Swiss rein
surance firm, the world’s largest, Swiss Re. The worldwide figures can be found in
its Sigma reports. (Swiss Re 2002) “Man-made disasters” include road and ship
ping accidents, major fires, and aerospace incidents, and the threshold for qualify
ing is 20 deaths, or 50 injured, or 2,000 homeless, or $70 billion in losses, or in
surances losses ranging from $143 million for shipping, $28 billion for aerospace
to $35 billion for the rest. Similar criteria are applied to natural disasters. For man-
made disasters in the United States, the period from 1970 to 1992 averaged 7.7;
2
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_ C H A P T E R 1
struction (WMDs) already litter our landscape; terrorists need not
sneak them in, and they are more likely to be triggered by natural
and industrial disasters than by terrorists. Ninety-ton tank cars of
chlorine gas are WMDs that travel daily through our cities; dis
persing the deadly gas via a tornado or hurricane, an industrial ac
cident, or a terrorist’s suitcase bomb would endanger up to seven
million people. New Orleans and its surroundings is, or was, our
largest port, but it could have been a target one-third the size of its
pre-Katrina population of some 450,000 souls, and much easier to
defend and evacuate. Because of the increased concentration of the
electric power industry, our vital electric power grid is so poorly
managed that sagging power lines hitting tree branches in Ohio
plunged the Northeast into darkness for hours and even days in
some areas in 2003. The industry has made its grid a better target
for a heat spell, a flood, a hurricane, or a few well-placed small
bombs. Deconcentrating the industry would uncouple the vulner
abilities and barely decrease efficiency, as we shall see.
Not all of the dangers confronting us can be reduced through
downsizing our targets. Some natural hazards we just have to face:
we are unlikely to sto.
Industrial regulations exist to oversee natural monopolies and ensure consumers are protected from monopoly prices by setting fair rates for utilities while still allowing for a reasonable profit. Major antitrust laws like the Sherman Act prohibit anticompetitive practices that reduce competition. The three main regulatory commissions that oversee industrial regulations are the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal Communications Commission, and State Public Utility Commissions.
Living behind the Launceston levee: insights from a community surveyNeil Dufty
The document summarizes a survey of residents and businesses located behind levees in Launceston, Tasmania. The survey found:
- A widespread low level of awareness about flood risk and an optimism bias about the level of protection the levees provide.
- Over one-third of respondents said they would require assistance during a flood.
- Preparedness levels were low, with under half having flood insurance and only 11% having a flood emergency plan.
- While some relationships between risk awareness and preparedness were found, the data did not strongly support that the "levee paradox" of lowered preparedness was present. More research is needed to understand flood risk perception behind levees.
President sanchez speech to National AcademiesBob Prieto
The president gives a speech on the 20th anniversary of the millennial omnibus infrastructure bill. The bill showed that political parties could work together to address infrastructure issues facing the nation. Urban infrastructure has improved due to the bill and efforts of engineers. While population growth was projected to be higher, disasters and conflicts reduced the global population to 8 billion currently. Infrastructure issues in the late 20th century like decaying transit systems and pollution reached crisis levels. The 2001 attacks and later disasters highlighted the importance of resilient infrastructure systems. A new paradigm now recognizes infrastructure as integral to urban development and takes a comprehensive, long-term view of maintenance and emergency response.
A massive power outage in India left 600 million people without electricity and provided insights into potential failures in the United States. Key lessons from India's outage include: the importance of individual preparedness since people are highly reliant on electricity; the need for organizations and governments to have emergency plans and backup power; and the potential for social media to share information when official responses are limited. Maintaining and modernizing infrastructure will also be important to ensure resilient power grids in both countries.
The private sector is a logical player to help coordinate
and calibrate resilience-building actions. In the course of their commercial activities, companies may interact with a wide range of city departments—from law-enforcement agencies to public utilities—and therefore have the potential to act as broker, involving a broad range of government players in urban resilience discussions.
Pensacola, Florida relies on critical infrastructure like power plants, transportation systems, water facilities, and telecommunications to support residents and tourists. The city's infrastructure faces natural hazards from hurricanes and potential human threats from terrorism. Damage to key assets like the Pensacola Bay Bridge or water treatment plant would significantly impact the local population and economy by disrupting services. Officials work to strengthen infrastructure and make it more resilient to disasters through projects hardening critical facilities and diversifying energy sources with solar installations.
GTSC's National Preparedness Month Symposium
Keynote: FEMA’s Preparedness: A Leading, Agile, Focused Agency
Presenter: David J. Kaufman, Associate Administrator, Policy, Program Analysis, and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security/FEMA
Description: FEMA’s Office of Policy & Program Analysis is tasked with shaping FEMA and strengthening its ability to fulfill its mission by becoming a more agile, results oriented organization. This keynote will describe the efforts to achieve that vision and how the Office is working to strengthen public private partnerships to incorporate best practices from the lessons learned from previous disasters.
Connected resilience a 'grand challenge' for the 21st centuryDavid Denyer
In this article, I argue that we need to consider connected resilience as a 'Grand Challenge' for the 21st Century. Grand Challenges are complex challenges with far-reaching societal implications that lack a clear solution. They reflect the reality that society is increasingly interdependent – a system of systems – where challenges and changes have the potential to disrupt people, organisations, communities, economies and societies. Wellbeing, informal networks, and community engagement are just as crucial in building connected resilience as robust infrastructure and systems.
The document discusses the Sputnik education reform movement of the 1950s-60s and lessons that can be learned from it for current education reform efforts. The Sputnik reform was driven by the goal of putting a man on the moon in response to the USSR launching Sputnik. It benefited from a clear goal, timeline, and legislative support. Current reform efforts also aim to address global challenges, 21st century job skills, and national security issues. International assessments show the need for continued reform.
The document discusses several myths around Sydney's water crisis. It argues that Sydney is not actually short of water, as over 400 gigalitres are wasted through ocean outfalls each year. It also argues that desalination is not a viable solution, and that recycled water and rainwater collection could provide significant water sources. The document claims Sydney has the resources and technology to better manage its water supply but lacks vision and effective management from the government.
This document discusses new directions for disaster risk reduction. It notes increasing global risks like climate change, pandemics, and conflicts that exacerbate vulnerability. Disasters are seen not just as physical events but as outcomes of social, economic, and political factors that shape vulnerability. Cascading and interconnected disasters are a growing threat as infrastructure and systems become more interdependent. Strategies for managing risk emphasize addressing root causes of vulnerability rather than just preparing for hazards. International frameworks for disaster risk reduction are critiqued as weak on accountability and potentially reinforcing top-down approaches. Overall, new approaches are needed that tackle growing social and economic inequalities driving greater precarity and susceptibility to harm.
Infrastructure and Water: A Focus on Cities and SettlementsweADAPT
This document discusses infrastructure and water issues related to cities and settlements. It notes that more than half the world's population lives in cities, where climate impacts are magnified. Ensuring adequate infrastructure for water, sanitation, and other essential needs is challenging due to rapid urban growth. Without action, one-third of major cities may face water scarcity by 2050. The document examines challenges from various types of infrastructure and calls for nature-based and social solutions in addition to physical infrastructure to build more equitable and resilient cities.
Political ecologies of immaterial commoning: data storage, digital waste, and...Juhana Venäläinen
Presented at the Commons Convivium, University of East London, Centre for Social Justice and Change, 29th April 2015. See https://sustainabilityandthecommons.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/3078/
ABSTRACT: Networked commons-based peer production, as in Wikipedia or in open source communities, has occasionally been depicted as a revolutionary socio-economic system with fundamental consequences for the future of capitalism. These conceptions are, however, often prone to neglecting the material boundaries of the economy. In a "digitalist" utopia (Pasquinelli 2008), production is portrayed as a pure symbolic exchange, independent of the physical, biological, financial or socio-cultural conditions for its reproduction. With the current growth in the networking infrastructures, it is becoming more obvious that the so-called immaterial economy is tightly connected to the constraints of the finite planet. In my presentation, I will examine the political ecologies of immaterial commoning by focusing on one of its material boundaries: data storage capacity. By following the events and discourses unfolding from the 2011 Thailand floods that caused an unforeseen shock in the data storage markets, I seek to illuminate some more general interlinkages between the practices of immaterial commoning and its material underpinnings.
new demands for health and social care analysisGraham Hyde
The document discusses data, information, and their importance in society and the economy. It notes that data underpins modern society by showing how resources are used in areas like education, healthcare, and law enforcement. While data was not widely understood in the past, more people are now recognizing how data can be analyzed and used to gain insights. The document also references open data initiatives and how data from different sources can be linked together.
The document discusses flooding in the UK and provides several key points:
1) One in six houses in the UK is at risk of flooding according to the Environment Agency. For every £1 spent on prevention, £6 could be saved on repair costs.
2) The South East of England is the most threatened region. Flooding can have long-term impacts on communities by damaging homes and businesses.
3) The 2007 floods in Hull showed that urban drainage systems may not be adequately designed to handle large storms, especially with climate change increasing flood risks.
Scotland as a hydro-nation: global perspective: challenges and opportunities - by Professor Patricia Wouters, IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science under the auspices of UNESCO, University of Dundee, Scotland.
DSD-INT 2023 Hydrology User Days - Intro - Day 3 - KroonDeltares
Presentation by Timo Kroon and Nadine Slootjes (Deltares, Netherlands) at the Hydrology Suite User Days (Day 3) - Groundwater modelling, during the Delft Software Days - Edition 2023 (DSD-INT 2023). Thursday, 30 November 2023, Delft.
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level industrial accidents continue but threaten to intensify and the
threat of cyber attacks on our “critical infrastructure” becomes ever
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tastrophe,” “our final hour,” and “worst cases” in their titles.
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coping with their aftermath—which we must continue to do—we
should reduce the size of vulnerable targets. Weapons of mass de
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its Sigma reports. (Swiss Re 2002) “Man-made disasters” include road and ship
ping accidents, major fires, and aerospace incidents, and the threshold for qualify
ing is 20 deaths, or 50 injured, or 2,000 homeless, or $70 billion in losses, or in
surances losses ranging from $143 million for shipping, $28 billion for aerospace
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made disasters in the United States, the period from 1970 to 1992 averaged 7.7;
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struction (WMDs) already litter our landscape; terrorists need not
sneak them in, and they are more likely to be triggered by natural
and industrial disasters than by terrorists. Ninety-ton tank cars of
chlorine gas are WMDs that travel daily through our cities; dis
persing the deadly gas via a tornado or hurricane, an industrial ac
cident, or a terrorist’s suitcase bomb would endanger up to seven
million people. New Orleans and its surroundings is, or was, our
largest port, but it could have been a target one-third the size of its
pre-Katrina population of some 450,000 souls, and much easier to
defend and evacuate. Because of the increased concentration of the
electric power industry, our vital electric power grid is so poorly
managed that sagging power lines hitting tree branches in Ohio
plunged the Northeast into darkness for hours and even days in
some areas in 2003. The industry has made its grid a better target
for a heat spell, a flood, a hurricane, or a few well-placed small
bombs. Deconcentrating the industry would uncouple the vulner
abilities and barely decrease efficiency, as we shall see.
Not all of the dangers confronting us can be reduced through
downsizing our targets. Some natural hazards we just have to face:
we are unlikely to sto.
Industrial regulations exist to oversee natural monopolies and ensure consumers are protected from monopoly prices by setting fair rates for utilities while still allowing for a reasonable profit. Major antitrust laws like the Sherman Act prohibit anticompetitive practices that reduce competition. The three main regulatory commissions that oversee industrial regulations are the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal Communications Commission, and State Public Utility Commissions.
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- A widespread low level of awareness about flood risk and an optimism bias about the level of protection the levees provide.
- Over one-third of respondents said they would require assistance during a flood.
- Preparedness levels were low, with under half having flood insurance and only 11% having a flood emergency plan.
- While some relationships between risk awareness and preparedness were found, the data did not strongly support that the "levee paradox" of lowered preparedness was present. More research is needed to understand flood risk perception behind levees.
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Pensacola, Florida relies on critical infrastructure like power plants, transportation systems, water facilities, and telecommunications to support residents and tourists. The city's infrastructure faces natural hazards from hurricanes and potential human threats from terrorism. Damage to key assets like the Pensacola Bay Bridge or water treatment plant would significantly impact the local population and economy by disrupting services. Officials work to strengthen infrastructure and make it more resilient to disasters through projects hardening critical facilities and diversifying energy sources with solar installations.
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Keynote: FEMA’s Preparedness: A Leading, Agile, Focused Agency
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This document discusses new directions for disaster risk reduction. It notes increasing global risks like climate change, pandemics, and conflicts that exacerbate vulnerability. Disasters are seen not just as physical events but as outcomes of social, economic, and political factors that shape vulnerability. Cascading and interconnected disasters are a growing threat as infrastructure and systems become more interdependent. Strategies for managing risk emphasize addressing root causes of vulnerability rather than just preparing for hazards. International frameworks for disaster risk reduction are critiqued as weak on accountability and potentially reinforcing top-down approaches. Overall, new approaches are needed that tackle growing social and economic inequalities driving greater precarity and susceptibility to harm.
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2) The South East of England is the most threatened region. Flooding can have long-term impacts on communities by damaging homes and businesses.
3) The 2007 floods in Hull showed that urban drainage systems may not be adequately designed to handle large storms, especially with climate change increasing flood risks.
Scotland as a hydro-nation: global perspective: challenges and opportunities - by Professor Patricia Wouters, IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science under the auspices of UNESCO, University of Dundee, Scotland.
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4. “The nation's critical infrastructure provides the essential services that
underpin American society and serve as the backbone of our nation's
economy, security, and health.
We know it as the power we use in our homes, the water we drink, the
transportation that moves us, the stores we shop in, and the communication
systems we rely on to stay in touch with friends and family.”
Source: Department of Homeland Security – What Is Critical Infrastructure? Available at https://www.dhs.gov/what-critical-infrastructure
Critical Infrastructures
The Definition
5. Amsterdam-Waterland
Revisited the 1916 flooding
What would happen if the 1916 flood would happen
today?
Is our society more or less vulnerable than in the
past?
11. The CIrcle framework
1. Gather (OpenStreetMap) data on CI and vulnerable objects
(QuickScan)
2. Gather expert knowledge on direct impacts and
dependencies (CIrcle Workshop)
3. Combine data with expert knowledge to conduct cascading
effect analyses (CI Analysis)
4. Complement (flood) risk assessments with gained insights
on indirect effects
5. Implement measures to increase resilience in our 3D serious
gaming engine
6. Collect knowledge from CIrcle workshops in the Knowledge
Database for better understanding of cascading effects
7. Train other parties to use CIrcle (Train-the-Trainer)
13. CIrcle Online – Open to the Community
http://circle.deltares.org
14. Further information
• CIrcle website www.deltares.nl/circle
• more information
• case studies
• Youtube: Deltaresfilm – CIrcle
• CIrcle Concept in 2 minutes
• Videos about case studies
• Cork (IE)
• Amsterdam (NL)
• IJssel-Vecht (NL)
• Email: circle@deltares.nl
annegien.tijssen@deltares.nl