Tracking the post-disaster evolution of water infrastructure resilience: A study of the 2021 Texas winter storm
Tracking the post-disaster evolution of water infrastructure resilience: A study of the 2021 Texas winter storm
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跟踪水基础设施复原力的灾后演变：对 2021 年德克萨斯州冬季风暴的研究
DOI：
10.1016/j.scs.2023.104417
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发表时间：
2023
影响因子：
11.7
通讯作者：
Faust, Kasey M.
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作者：
Tiedmann, Helena R.;Spearing, Lauryn A.;Castellanos, Sergio;Stephens, Keri K.;Sela, Lina;Faust, Kasey M.
In February 2021, severe winter weather in Texas caused widespread electrical blackouts, water outages, and boil water notices. Water systems faced extensive challenges due to cascading failures across multiple interdependent infrastructure systems. Water utilities have since made considerable progress in improving resilience to extreme events, but ongoing challenges remain. Through a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with 20 large water utilities in Texas, this study tracks the evolution of water infrastructure resilience across three phases: the storm and immediate aftermath, the subsequent one-year period, and the “new normal” in the post-disaster environment. We consider five dimensions of resilience—economic, environmental, governance, infrastructure, and social—to identify where solutions have been implemented and where barriers remain. This study contributes to efforts throughout the United States to build more robust water systems by capturing lessons learned from Winter Storm Uri and providing recommendations to improve hazard preparedness, resilience, and public health.
