Damage to public infrastructure from natural hazards often results in cascading consequences that quickly spread across society and the economy. With a predicted increase in the frequency and intensity of natural hazard events (including storms and cyclones), the rate at which public infrastructure such as houses and commercial buildings can be repaired is going to become a critical factor in maintaining resilient communities.
Part of the Centre's core research program, Expressions of Interest are now open for the new Modelling impacts of sequential cascading natural hazards on the built environment project that will help reduce damage to public infrastructure through improved modelling.
Expressions of Interest are open until 11:59pm AEDT on Tuesday 7 February. EOIs must be prepared using the Centre's EOI submission form.
The purpose of this research project is to use public infrastructure modelling to:
- establish the context to understand the extent of direct and indirect losses relevant to infrastructure
- develop better estimation methods to understand the impact of compound disasters on infrastructure losses
- pilot the utilisation of a proof-of-concept for estimation methods to demonstrate use by the sector
- provide a framework to better understand the value of infrastructure resilience investments.
This knowledge will be useful for:
- hazard risk managers to assist in better understanding the holistic impacts of natural hazards and the benefits of infrastructure resilience investments
- infrastructure owners and operators (including asset managers) to understand the benefits of resilience investments
- emergency managers to plan for disruptions resulting from infrastructure damage.
Find out more about this EOI, including the submission form, registration for the online project briefing webinar and any frequently asked questions, on the Modelling impacts of sequential cascading natural hazards on the built environment project page.