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?