03709nam 2200469z- 450 991021996550332120170919220113.00-8330-9626-5(CKB)3710000000761940(EXLCZ)99371000000076194020160801c2016uuuu -u- -engCurrent and Future Exposure of Infrastructure in the United States to Natural Hazards /Henry H. Willis, Anu Narayanan, Jordan R. Fischbach, Edmundo Molina-Perez, Chuck Stelzner, Kathleen Loa, Lauren KendrickRAND Corporation0-8330-9500-5 Introduction: The Need to Better Understand Current and Future Hazard Exposure -- Defining and Analyzing Infrastructure Exposure -- Current Patterns of Exposure in the Continental United States -- Climate Change and Natural Hazard Exposure -- Findings and Policy Considerations."Communities, companies, and governments at all levels in the United States are making decisions that will influence where, what and how infrastructure will be built. These design and policy decisions shape infrastructure, influence economic development, and influence future exposures to natural hazards for decades. Population growth and shifts, particularly those on the coasts, drive demand for new infrastructure, and, as a result, increase the exposure of infrastructure to natural hazards. These natural hazard exposures are projected to be larger and more uncertain in the future because of the effects of sea level rise and projected changes in temperature and precipitation patterns. Thus, incorporating natural hazard risk assessment into infrastructure planning is becoming both increasingly important and challenging. This report summarizes insights we have gained about the exposures to U.S. infrastructure from natural hazards now and in the future. Our analysis identifies regions in the country where infrastructure may be uniquely exposed to a complex set of natural hazards. In those regions, our analysis highlights the types of infrastructure that are exposed and the hazards that put them at risk. Our analysis also reveals where infrastructure exposures may be expected to change most dramatically. Finally, our analysis reveals where infrastructure exposures remain most uncertain and where new data and analysis would be most valuable. Each of these findings can inform federal efforts to improve infrastructure and resilience planning"--Back cover.Infrastructure (Economics)Risk assessmentUnited StatesInfrastructure (Economics)Security measuresUnited StatesClimatic changesEffect of human beings onUnited StatesGlobal warmingClimate and civilizationNatural disastersSocial aspectsInfrastructure (Economics)Risk assessmentInfrastructure (Economics)Security measuresClimatic changesEffect of human beings onGlobal warming.Climate and civilization.Natural disastersSocial aspects.Willis Henry H.904738Narayanan AnuFischbach Jordan R.Molina-Perez EdmundoStelzner ChuckLoa KathleenKendrick LaurenRand Corporation.National Security Research Division.United States.Department of Homeland Security.Office of Infrastructure Protection,BOOK9910219965503321Current and Future Exposure of Infrastructure in the United States to Natural Hazards2894527UNINA