Infrastructure Profile
INFRASTRUCTUREPROFILE
Consider strengthsand vulnerabilities ofthe built environment
Consider vulnerabilities for all types of infrastructure
• Transportation
• Utilities
• Water and wastewater
• Housing
• Business and commerce
• Construction codes and practices
• Age and condition
• Susceptibility to damages (repetitive losses)
• Criticality of function
• Exposure in high hazard areas
Consider potential vulnerability factors
Infrastructure Impacts
INFRASTRUCTUREPROFILE
What are some examples of specific hazard impacts to infrastructure in your community? (Think beyond just the direct damages to infrastructure)
• Road flooding prevented
emergency response to
house fire
• Power outage during heat
wave led to several fatalities
• Flood damages shut down
water system for 2 days –
huge impacts
Infrastructure Impacts
INFRASTRUCTUREPROFILE
• Economic drivers
• Planning and decision-making processes
• Development standards and policy framework
• Incentives and disincentivesfor growth in high hazard areas
Consider the effects of existing policies on future vulnerability of infrastructure
Tools and resources for assessing infrastructurevulnerability and resilience
Tools and Resources
From Flood Exposure Snapshot
Miami-Dade County Example
In the floodplain?View FEMA flood data online in Google Earth
Search infrastructure by location or address using “Stay Dry”
Miami-Dade County Example
HAZUS-MH
Estimates:•Physical damage• Economic loss• Social impacts
estimate damages from floods, hurricane winds, and earthquakes
Safe Growth Audit
used to evaluate the extent to which a jurisdiction is growing safely relative to the natural hazards it faces
Coastal hazards and smart growth
How smart growth principles can support resilience to coastal hazards
Preventing High-Risk Development Case Study
Chatham, Mass., protected
people and property by
preventing development in
the floodplain
•Framework for floodplain management
• Legal issues
• Case studies
• Model regulations
• Coastal zone handbook
No Adverse Impact (NAI) Toolkit
Locations of Critical Facilities Throughout
the County
Combining local data sources
Proposed Sites for Capital Improvement
Projects
Combining local data sources
Exercise: Infrastructure Profile
What are some ideas for
improving infrastructure
resilience?