Despite the progress that has been made in disaster-related science and technology and the significant financial investments made at the federal, state, and local levels in risk mitigation, The National Academies continue to view community resilience as a national imperative. Events such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Christchurch earthquake and Joplin tornado in 2011, and Superstorm Sandy in 2012 highlighted the need to better understand community resilience to mitigate the risks associated with severe natural hazards. …
Author Archives : Bruce R. Ellingwood, Ph.D., P.E., N.A.E.
About the author ⁄ Bruce R. Ellingwood, Ph.D., P.E., N.A.E.
Bruce R. Ellingwood, Ph.D., P.E., N.A.E., F.SEI, Dist. M.ASCE, is Professor and College of Engineering Eminent Scholar and Co-Director, Center for Risk-Based Community Resilience Planning, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. (bruce.ellingwood@colostate.edu)
A Framework for New Challenges
Mar, 2010
By Dan M. Frangopol, Sc.D, P.E., F. ASCE and Bruce R. Ellingwood, Ph.D., P.E., N.A.E. In
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