Modeling interdependencies of critical infrastructures after hurricane Sandy

Cimellaro, Gian Paolo; Crupi, Pietro; Kim, Hyong Uk; Agrawal, Anil K.

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101191

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“…This study recommended prioritizing initiatives that reduced the linkages between energy, liquid fuel, transportation, and other systems. To demonstrate this, they cited examples from the New York City resilience plan, such as providing backup generators to gas stations, protecting tunnels from flooding, and developing a fuel infrastructure hardening program (Cimellaro et al, 2019).…”

Section: Food-energy-water Nexus Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In these studies, the importance of the energy and transportation systems was particularly evident. For instance, losing power during a hurricane and flood event impacted all the other critical infrastructure systems in studies focused on New York City and Fort Lauderdale, FL (Cimellaro et al, 2019;de Bruijn et al, 2019). Furthermore, the lack of power created health issues via its impact on food and water systems.…”

Section: Acute Events In Urban Areasmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Studies also integrated the food-energy-water nexus with healthcare and environmental justice issues that may impact health (Cimellaro et al, 2019;de Bruijn et al, 2019;García-López, 2018). For example, after Hurricane Sandy, healthcare facilities had to stop operations due to an electrical outage, lack of access to water, and transportation (Cimellaro et al, 2019). Health was also included in terms of heat-related illness, especially with the increasing temperatures associated with climate change and the urban heat island effect (Brown, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Communication/telecommunication was included as critical infrastructure and primarily in terms of its connection to the energy system. In New York City, Hurricane Sandy caused direct damage to telecommunication facilities and indirect damage to them from an electrical outage which stopped telecommunications operations (Cimellaro et al, 2019). The communication lines suffered no direct impacts from a hypothetical flood event Thermodynamic analysis of an energy-water-food (EWF) nexus driven polygeneration system applied to coastal communities (Luqman & Al-Ansari, 2020) Multigeneration system (E-W-F)…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In urban areas and in regions that contained urban areas (17 of 20), the food-energy-water systems were mostly (10 of 17 studies) considered in terms of water and wastewater treatment facilities, the electric grid (utilities) and generators, and supermarkets and food retailers (critical commercial services). These studies identified the centrality of energy systems, the need for electricity to pump and treat water in water treatment facilities, the need for energy for the refrigeration systems for food retailers and the energy and water inputs required to operate facilities (Cimellaro et al, 2019;de Bruijn et al, 2019;Ni et al, 2019;Romero-Lankao & Norton, 2018). One study in Cordova, Alaska, a small coastal town with population less than 2,500, considered the FEW nexus similar to the urban studies with a fish processing plant and a hydroelectric facility along with power utility, food security, water utility and a wastewater treatment plant (Whitney et al, 2019).…”

Section: Food-energy-water Nexus Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring the food–energy–water nexus approach to enhance coastal community resilience research and planning

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Non-technical summary. Coastal communities face environmental challenges that put food, energy, and water systems at risk. Although highly interdependent, it is unknown the extent to which coastal resilience research has considered interactions among food-energy-water systems. Twenty peer-reviewed articles were identified that focused on these systems and coastal resilience. Although a nexus approach was not employed universally, these studies most commonly addressed interactions among these systems related to acute hazards. They consistently acknowledged the influence of energy and transportation systems upon the others. As such, planners should incorporate linkages across all three systems during coastal resilience planning especially in relation to acute hazards. Technical summary. Coastal communities strive for resilience in the face of an ever-growing suite of threats by planning and preparing for numerous uncertain futures. Food, energy, and water systems are highly interconnected and essential to the well-being of coastal communities. However, it is unknown the extent to which coastal resilience research has included food-energy-water nexus considerations. This study used a systematic literature review of peer-reviewed research articles and identified 20 studies that focused on food, energy, and water systems as related to coastal resilience. Results revealed four main findings: (1) the food-energy-water nexus approach was most commonly applied to coastal resilience in the study of US locations and in the context of acute hazards, (2) a direct food-energy-water or other nexus approach was directly employed by only half of the studies, however, all highlighted the relevance of systems interconnections in the context of coastal resilience, (3) the energy system was shown to impact every system to which it was connected, and (4) the transportation system was also shown to impact every system to which it was connected, which suggests that the food-energy-water nexus should be expanded to include transportation systems. Social media summary. Coastal resilience and food-energy-water nexus literature synthesis finds interconnected systems considerations relevant to resilience. salinization which may result in corrosion of pipes, loss of hydraulics, and pumping pressure (Allen et al., 2019).The nexus of food, energy, and water systems (FEW nexus or 'nexus') is increasingly advocated as its own unit of analysis as the three systems are heavily interconnected (

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Section: Acute Events In Urban Areasmentioning

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Extreme Weather Events and the Performance of Critical Utility Infrastructures: A Case Study of Hurricane Harvey

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Meng,

Santos

et al. 2023

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Extreme weather events have considerable economic and social ramifications by disrupting public utility services, such as power outages, disconnecting phone service, and transportation interruptions. This study seeks to understand the performance and resilience of critical infrastructure systems in Houston, Texas, using Hurricane Harvey (2017) as a case study. We surveyed five hundred residents of the Houston Metropolitan Statistical Area after Hurricane Harvey's landfall. Our initial data analysis concentrated on the number of homes that reported interruptions in electricity, water, phone/cellphone, Internet, public transportation, places of employment, and grocery stores. We also estimate the duration of each type of disruption. Around 69% of the respondents reported electricity disruption, while half (49%) had no water supply for up to six days. Twothirds of the surveyed households did not have internet access, and 47% had their phone services disconnected. Finally, around 70% of the respondents could not commute to their workplace, while 71% could not buy groceries for their families. We incorporated the household survey responses into the Dynamic Inoperability Input-Output Model (DIIM) to estimate inoperability and economic losses in multiple linked sectors. The total economic loss was estimated to be over $6 billion, and workforce disruption is the major challenge that policymakers must consider for improving resilience. Understanding the resilience of each sector and the inherent interdependencies across the sectors can provide helpful input to policymakers for disaster risk management, notably preparedness and recovery planning for future events.

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Modeling cascading failure of interdependent critical infrastructure systems using HLA-based co-simulation

Wang

Magoua

2022

Automation in Construction

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Modeling interdependencies of critical infrastructures after hurricane Sandy

Cited by 16 publications

References 29 publications

Exploring the food–energy–water nexus approach to enhance coastal community resilience research and planning

Exploring the food–energy–water nexus approach to enhance coastal community resilience research and planning

Extreme Weather Events and the Performance of Critical Utility Infrastructures: A Case Study of Hurricane Harvey

Modeling cascading failure of interdependent critical infrastructure systems using HLA-based co-simulation

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