Costs of Infrastructure Failure

Costs of Infrastructure Failure
ISBN-10
1583212647
ISBN-13
9781583212646
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
112
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
American Water Works Association
Author
John E. Cromwell

Description

This report examines the costs and consequences of failures and disruption in electricity service, traffic and travel, water supply, and natural gas service. Factors influencing costs and approaches to estimating costs are discussed. Particular attention is given to difficulties caused by floods and seismic activity. A chapter on risk management is also included. As an "appendix," a spreadsheet user's manual comprises approximately half the volume; related software is included in disk form. There is no index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

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