This paper presents generic guidance for construction professionals for the assessment of geological-related hazards and risks for infrastructure projects. The risks presented by such hazards to a project are dependent upon their potential size and impact. Drawing on practical experience of civil engineering projects in the UK and worldwide, the authors show that, through a carefully planned risk management framework, the potential impact of uncertain events related to geohazards can be identified, appropriately investigated and mitigated. The corresponding reduction in uncertainty provides improved control over both costs and programme to the advantage of all parties involved.
The Resilience Shift (RS) was established in 2016 to address the recommendations of the Lloyd's Register Foundation's 'Foresight review of resilience engineering'. The initial 5-year programme is funded by Lloyd's Register Foundation, with Arup as host institution. Its aim is to inspire and empower a shift in critical infrastructure resilience thinking and practice so that engineered structures and infrastructure will be not only safer but also better. This paper provides a summary of the Resilience Shift's aims and objectives and explains the programme execution. Building resilience of critical infrastructure requires decisionmakers working in different industry sectors to understand 'what' can be done, 'why' it should be done, and 'how' to put it into practice. All results from the Resilience Shift programme are publicly available through the organisation's website, which can be accessed at: https://www.resilienceshift.org/.
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