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Summary:
Socio-ecological systems experience cascading effects across multiple infrastructure levels during disaster response. These effects involve not only changes in usage, such as shifting from highways to secondary roads, but also the repurposing of infrastructure like switching energy delivery from pipelines to road transport when blockages occur. This adaptability is central to resilience and should be anticipated in planning. Traditionally infrastructures have been classified by function, however this paper proposes a structural taxonomy based on the “linear transport” of essential resources energy water and information between nodes. These systems share key features: movement of goods, control at nodes, and a driving force enabling flow. The taxonomy distinguishes between infrastructures that transport discrete units and those that support continuous flows. Supported by anthropological and archaeological evidence this approach improves our understanding of infrastructure interdependencies and cascading effects, offering critical insights for more robust disaster resilience strategies.Author(s):
José Palma-Oliveira
Factor Social, Lda
Portugal
Dalila Antunes
Factor Social, Lda
Portugal
Beatriz Rosa
Factor Social
Portugal
David Garcia Sanchez
TECNALIA
Spain
Ana Sarroeira
Factor Social
Portugal
Alessandro Cardoni
Politecnico Torino
Italy