Paul, Jobin (2024) Investigating the Development and Management of Infrastructure and Facilities for Resilience. [USQ Project]
Abstract
This dissertation focuses on the resilience of infrastructure networks specifically when faced with disruptive events. Due to changing weather patterns, natural disasters such as floods, drought and bushfires are expected to increase in frequency and intensity. As a result, Australian infrastructure networks are at increased risk of failure due to such events.
The report highlights a broad range of disasters and how they can impact networks and identify the cascading failure of networks that are at risk. For example, a blackout in an intense storm could impact on Sewer networks that are reliant on electricity for their remote pump stations.
This study combs through existing literature to combine pieces of known knowledge regarding resilience and identify the best practices and themes present. It also identifies gaps in existing bodies of knowledge, with the hope that it encourages further research.
Using quantitative data found in secondary sources of literature as well as thematic analysis, the study investigates the findings of various study’s publications and documents from all levels of government. This relatively reliable source of information helps paint a clear picture of how this study can be the gateway for the creation of frameworks and further research.
The study also acknowledges limitations in this paper and understands that further collection of primary data will be valuable for future research. Through incorporating interviews with asset managers, there is the possibility of gaining insights from lived experiences of disruptive events.
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| Item Type: | USQ Project |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current – Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Engineering (1 Jan 2022 -) |
| Supervisors: | Thorpe, David |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Mar 2026 04:04 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Mar 2026 04:04 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | infrastructure networks; natural disasters |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/53147 |
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