Incorporating Infrastructure Damage and Household Disaster Preparedness to Assess Emergency Water Needs
Publication: Lifelines 2022
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This paper introduces a framework to account for physical damage to infrastructure and household disaster preparedness in estimates of potable water needs after earthquakes. A case study is presented involving the water supply system to the city of San Francisco after a Mw=7.9 earthquake. Accounting for household preparedness helps identify regions in the city where water supply is interrupted, and many people may not have personal resources to access alternative sources of water. Considering both infrastructure disruption and household characteristics may inform decisions to allocate emergency water resources across the city during emergency response.
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