Haraguchi, M and Kim, S (2016) Critical infrastructure interdependence in New York city during hurricane sandy. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 7(2), pp. 133-143. ISSN 1759-5916
Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the impact of Hurricane Sandy from the perspective of interdependence among different sectors of critical infrastructure in New York City and to assess the interconnected nature of risks posed by such a hurricane. Design/methodology/approach: This study uses indirect damages of each sector to estimate the degree of functional interdependence among the sectors. The study examines the impact of the hurricane on different critical infrastructures by combining hazard maps of actual inundation areas with maps of critical infrastructure. The direct damages of each sector are calculated from the inundation areas in the flood map. The indirect damages are estimated by considering the areas that were not inundated but affected by Sandy through the interconnected infrastructure. Findings: The electricity sector was the key sector to propagate risks to other sectors. The examination of new initiatives to increase the resilience of critical infrastructures in New York City after Sandy reveals that these initiatives focus primarily on building hard infrastructures to decrease direct damages. They understate the importance of interdependent risk across sectors. Future disaster risk reduction strategies must address interdependent infrastructures to reduce indirect damages. Originality/value: This paper focuses on estimating the direct and indirect damages caused by Hurricane Sandy in each critical infrastructure sector, using GIS mapping techniques. It also introduces a Bayesian network as a tool to analyze critical infrastructure interdependence.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | critical infrastructures; direct and indirect damages; disaster; interdependence; risk analysis |
| Index terms: | mapping, methodology, estimating, direct and indirect damages, disaster risk reduction, risk analysis, maps, New York, damages, strategy, interdependence, estimate, critical infrastructure, bayesian network |
| Subjects: | environmental hazards, infrastructure and transport systems, probabilistic model, organizational analysis, Geography, contractual remedy, spatial and geospatial analysis, research methods, management, financial and cost management, dispute resolution |
| Topics: | Sustainability, Engineering Principles, Geographical Context, Research Practice, Cost Management, Business Strategy, Organizational Design, Contract Administration, Digital Applications, Legal Issues |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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