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(GFDRR, 2015). In the 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan, accessibility as measured by the length of open networks directly after … (Kajitani and Tatano, 2014). The paper, prepared as background material for the Lifelines report on infrastructure resilience … solutions for building more resilient transport networks, showing that the additional cost of resilience is not high if …
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This paper proposes a methodology to prioritize interventions in Peru's road network. A network model is built, linking the country's economic and population centers through indicative corridors, which are defined as the least-cost routes to connect origins to destinations. The network's...
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understanding infrastructure resilience—the ability of infrastructure systems to function and meet users’ needs during and after a … governments, stakeholders, and the international community to improve the quality and resilience of these essential services, and …
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"This report lays out a framework for understanding infrastructure resilience - the ability of infrastructure systems …
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Infrastructure disruptions are a drag on people and economies -- More resilient infrastructure assets pay for themselves -- Making infrastructure more resilient requires a...
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Caribbean countries, a set of mostly Small Island Developing States (SIDS), have a history of dealing with large shocks. The region is threatened by both economic and natural hazards. Nations have specialized in tourism and commodity exports, disproportionately exposing them to global economic...
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This review examines the literature on the welfare impacts of infrastructure disruptions. There is widespread evidence that households suffer from the consequences of a lack of infrastructure reliability, and that being connected to the grid is not sufficient to close the infrastructure gap....
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