by Vance Tan | Jun 14, 2014 | Network risk analysis
Abstract National infrastructures form critical components of present day societies because they provide services leading to economic prosperity and social well being. Disruptions due to extreme hazard events have shown the growing vulnerability and frequent...
by Vance Tan | Jun 14, 2014 | Solid waste
Abstract Improvements in the collection and treatment of sewage are critical to reduce health and environmental hazards in rapidly urbanising informal settlements. Where sewerage infrastructure is not available, road-based faecal sludge management options are often...
by Vance Tan | Jun 3, 2014 | Network risk analysis
Abstract Vulnerability of multi-scale interdependent infrastructure networks to climatic hazards. Network of Networks: Systemic Risk and Infrastructural Interdependencies conference (NetONets), Berkeley, USA, June 2014. Authors Thacker, S. and Hall,...
by Vance Tan | May 30, 2014 | Digital communications
Abstract Public policy requires public support, which in turn implies a need to enable the public not just to understand policy but also to be engaged in its development. Where complex science and technology issues are involved in policy making, this takes time, so it...
by Vance Tan | May 19, 2014 | Infrastructure systems
A policy-oriented sensitivity analysis of cooling water consumption for low-carbon energy pathways (pdf, 2.7 MB). Sustainability in the Water-Energy-Food nexus, 19–20 May 2014, Bonn, Germany. Authors Byers, E.A., Amezaga, J.M. and Hall, J.W.