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ITS4.18/NH13.5 | From Hazards to Resilience: Preparing infrastructure for evolving and interdependent risks
From Hazards to Resilience: Preparing infrastructure for evolving and interdependent risks
Convener: Udit Bhatia | Co-conveners: Rohini Kumar, Subimal Ghosh, Raviraj Dave, Shekhar sharan GoyalECSECS
Infrastructure delivers essential services to communities, underpins economic activities, and acts as a first line of defence against shocks and disasters. With the increasing intensity and frequency of hazards, infrastructure disruptions are occurring more often, leading to substantial economic and societal impacts. The increasing unpredictability of natural hazards and geopolitical events poses a serious threat to the stability of these systems that facilitate the movement of people and resources. Rapid population growth, dynamic socio-political scenarios and unplanned development only exacerbate these risks, heightening the likelihood of widespread disruption. To enhance the resilience of these network systems, it is essential to identify and protect critical components whose failure could lead to significant disruptions. Strengthening resilience through robust mitigation measures and recovery strategies is essential to ensuring the continuity and sustainability of critical services in the face of an evolving, uncertain world.

We invite submissions of theoretical, methodological, and empirical studies that enhance our understanding of future risks and explore innovative, resilient strategies for transportation, trade ( i.e., food and water), and ecological systems. We welcome contributions spanning local case studies, regional analyses, and global perspectives, particularly from multi- and transdisciplinary research efforts. Special interest is given to studies focused on:-

i) Identifying regional and global stressors impacting infrastructural systems.
ii) Impact of external stressors on interdependent infrastructure systems.
iii) Quantifying the resilience of built and natural infrastructure systems.
iv) Designing effective recovery and restoration strategies.
v) Influence of climate change and shifting geopolitical landscapes on infrastructure resilience.
vi) Implementation of resilience policy from isolated or multi-hazard perspective.