by Vance Tan | May 31, 2018
Critical infrastructures such as energy, transport, water, waste and telecommunications exist as geospatial interdependent networks, supplying goods and services that support society and economy. The resilience of infrastructure networks is tested in external shocks,...
by Vance Tan | Mar 13, 2018
Voor het Deltaprogramma 2015 zijn er nieuwe waterveiligheidsnormen opgesteld, die de gewenste hoogte en sterkte van de dijken vaststellen. Een belangrijke basis voor deze normen zijn de kosten-batenanalyses, waarbij er uitgebreid is gekeken naar de verschillende...
by Vance Tan | Dec 14, 2017
One of the most critical impacts of sea level rise is that flooding suffered by ever larger settlements in tropical deltas will increase. Here we look at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and quantify the threats that coastal floods pose to safety and to the economy. For...
by Vance Tan | Dec 3, 2017
ITRC’s Dr Elco Koks contributed this short video lecture on the costs of extreme weather and risk reduction strategies. Dr. Koks uses examples of extreme weather events to demonstrate how to estimate their economic impacts and how to evaluate strategies and measures...
