Modern societies rely on large-scale interdependent networks and systems that are critical
for economic growth and societal well-being. Such infrastructure are vulnerable to natural as …

Coastal flood risk will likely increase in the future due to urban development, sea-level rise,
and potential change of storm surge climatology, but the latter has seldom been considered …

In this paper, a long-term probabilistic flutter analysis of long-span bridges, with
consideration of the time-variant probability density function (PDF) of annual maximum wind …

Quantification of hazard-induced losses plays a significant role in risk assessment and
management of civil infrastructure subjected to hazards in a life-cycle context. A rational …

Life-cycle performance, safety, reliability and risk are emergent issues for civil infrastructure
systems exposed to recurring natural and man-made disasters. In recent years, there has …

From a macroeconomic perspective, the occurrence of disasters, especially high-impact
events, can lead to financial stress in a country due to the sudden high demand for …

This study examines the relationship between households' access to critical facilities day-to-
day and during weather-related extreme events. Despite a robust understanding of both day …

Large civil infrastructure projects, such as airports, highways, railways, townships, and other
developments, are critical for contributing to the social, economic, and environmental pillars …

Community resilience requires an accurate estimate of the stressors to which that community
could be subjected, and the likelihood of their occurrences and magnitudes. Causation of …

In this chapter I will argue that present day forms of economic accounting and management
are changing the public and private representation of costs and benefits of consumption and …