Date of Award
3-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Department of Systems Engineering and Management
First Advisor
Justin D. Delorit, PhD
Abstract
Intensifying extreme weather events, tied to the rise in the global average temperature, put global built infrastructure at risk. This presents a daunting challenge for organizational leaders who are tasked to determine how best to adapt current infrastructure to uncertain future events. To develop adaptation plans and policies, vulnerability and risk must be downscaled to an actionable scale, such that planners, designers, and engineers can make adaptation recommendations. However, previous research has largely assessed risk at coarser scales, e.g., regional, national, or global. These assessments are informative, but do not help those tasked to lead adaptation to make detailed, actionable plans.
AFIT Designator
AFIT-ENV-MS-22-M-200
DTIC Accession Number
AD1173770
Recommended Citation
Gawlik, Blake A., "A Framework for Assessing Facility-Level Vulnerability and Risk to Extreme Weather Events" (2022). Theses and Dissertations. 5397.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/5397