Urban Resilience for Emergency Response and Recovery Fundamental Concepts and Applications /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Cimellaro, Gian Paolo (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Σειρά: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, 41
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Geotechnical engineering.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Civil engineering.; Earth Sciences.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Civil Engineering.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.

This book introduces the concepts of Resilience-Based Design (RBD) as an extension of Performance-Based Design. It provides readers with a range of cutting-edge methodologies for evaluating resilience and clarifies the difference between resilience, vulnerability and sustainability. Initially, the b...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Resilience-Based Design
• 3. Resilience Indicators
• 4. Damage Loss Assessment Models
• 5. Downtime and Recovery Models
• 6. PEOPLES Resilience Framework
• 7. A Comprehensive Methodology for the Evaluation of Infrastructure Interdependencies
• 8. The Physical Infrastructure Dimension of Community Resilience Framework
• 9. The Physical Infrastructure Dimension Taking into Account Interdependencies
• 10. Applications of Seismic Resilience for Healthcare Facilities and School Buildings
• 11. A Model to Evaluate Disaster Resilience of an Emergency Department
• 12. Application of Economic Resiliency of Communities Affected by Natural Disasters
• 13. Building More Resilient Communities
• 14. Computational Tools and Software for Resilience Assessment
• Appendix
• Index.