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Visualizing and optimising interdependencies within and across infrastructures
Loading...Some interesting research going on at Imperial College London bringing together interests in the visualization of complex engineering projects, and interests in interdependencies across different kinds of infrastructure systems, towards systems engineering in a human-natural environment.
Resilience of the UK’s infrastructure systems
Loading...As part of the Autumn 2018 Budget statement in the UK, the National Infrastructure Commission announced a study on the resilience of the UK’s infrastructure systems. The study will consider what action government should take to ensure that infrastructure can cope with future changes, disruptions, shocks and accidents.
Value-based approach to infrastructure resilience
Loading...This paper includes the findings of MMI Thornton Tomasetti’s investigation into the measurement of resilience within infrastructure using systems thinking and focussed on value delivery.
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Allianz Climate Risk Research Award Compendium
All adrift: aviation, shipping, and climate change policy
Loading...Meaningful policy measures that address rising CO2 from international aviation and shipping remain inadequate. This article in Climate Policy journal quantifies 2 ºC pathways for these sectors, highlighting the need for mitigation measures to be urgently accelerated.
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Asking the questions that unlock innovation
Loading...Great questions have a catalytic quality — they dissolve barriers to creative thinking and channel the pursuit of solutions into new, accelerated pathways. The MIT Leadership Center’s Hal Gregersen says brainstorming in “question bursts” is the best way for innovative leaders and problem solvers to find solutions.
An overview of “resilience” and climate change
Loading...What do we mean when we speak in terms of “resilience?” Why has “resilience” become the hot buzzword, and why is it useful for political leaders who want to avoid saying the words “climate change?” This paper is published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists journal.
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Climate Change and the Insurance Industry: Taking Action as Risk Managers and Investors
Guide for Public Sector Resilience Bond Sponsorship
Loading...This paper by RE.bound Program, and re:focus partners llc, offers a path forward for governments at all levels – cities, states, federal agencies, and international aid programs – to align public-sector disaster risk reduction measures with private insurance using Resilience Bonds.
System-of-Systems Approach for Integrated Resilience Assessment in Highway Transportation Infrastructure Investment
Loading...Strategies for enhancing resilience in transportation infrastructure systems include redistributing available funding through a special funding vehicle, using resilience-based performance measures.
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