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Wildfires that spread into communities, referred to as Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires, have destroyed communities in numerous countries on several continents. Large outdoor fires in Japan mainly occur after earthquakes, which may initiate complex
Chris Rojahn, Laurie Johnson, Thomas O'Rourke, Veronica Cedillos, Therese P. McAllister
The concept of community resilience is a complex, multi-dimensional problem that relies on social science, engineering, earth sciences, economics, and other disciplines to improve the way communities prepare for, resist, respond to, and recover from
Roberto Guidotti, Hana T. Chmielewski, Vipin Unnikrishnan, Gardoni Paolo, Therese P. McAllister, John W. van de Lindt
Water and electrical power networks are critical infrastructure in our communities; their disruption, e.g., due to the occurrence of hazard events, greatly affects communities' well-being, the economic and social response of the entire region and recovery
A major aspect of characterizing the built environment is identifying key infrastructure dependencies that may exist. Some of these dependencies are obvious; others are not. This Guide Brief focuses on Step 2, understanding the built environment, and
This Guide Brief focuses on assisting communities with Step 2, Understand the Situation, with respect to communication systems. When characterizing communication systems in a community, communities need to gain an understanding of both service provider