then address the central questions: How can we utilize knowledge of natural science
and engineering in monitoring system’s exogenous and endogenous conditions with
a suite of performance measures that reflect different needs of resilience by different
stakeholders after an accident, and in developing recipes that enable a resilient
society? The discussion will focus on (1) state of the art for measurement
methodologies and (2) challenges that must be overcome.
This book includes most of the lectures given during the 2015 workshop in UC
Berkeley.
It begins with an introduction which gives an overview of the concept of
resilience.
Then, the book is divided into five parts. An “Epilogue” synthesizes and
concludes the book.
Part I is about “What are damages in nuclear accidents?” This part provides
information for the reader to understand that corrective actions following a nuclear
accident must be based on the definition of damage to be prevented. The difficulty
lies in how we define the “damage.” Therefore, we propose to elaborate an original
framework for the identification and characterization of severe nuclear accident
damages.
Part II is focused on the “Measurement of Damages,” because we need to have
accurate and effective methods to measure those, as situations evolve rapidly in the
aftermath. In this section, authors introduce currently ongoing efforts for applying
qualitative/quantitative methods and develop methodologies and tools to explore
effective integration and application in decision-making process.
Part III considers the “Barriers against Transition into Resilience” because
recovery from nuclear accident refers to social representation of risks and cannot be
limited only to technical issues or crisis management guidelines. In this view, the
authors consider the various impediments and their interactions to the transition into
resilience of the many actors of the civil society.
Part IV includes contributions made by Ph.D. candidate students from UC
Berkeley, MINES ParisTech, and Tokyo University.
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and engineering in monitoring system’s exogenous and endogenous conditions with
a suite of performance measures that reflect different needs of resilience by different
stakeholders after an accident, and in developing recipes that enable a resilient
society? The discussion will focus on (1) state of the art for measurement
methodologies and (2) challenges that must be overcome.
This book includes most of the lectures given during the 2015 workshop in UC
Berkeley.
It begins with an introduction which gives an overview of the concept of
resilience.
Then, the book is divided into five parts. An “Epilogue” synthesizes and
concludes the book.
Part I is about “What are damages in nuclear accidents?” This part provides
information for the reader to understand that corrective actions following a nuclear
accident must be based on the definition of damage to be prevented. The difficulty
lies in how we define the “damage.” Therefore, we propose to elaborate an original
framework for the identification and characterization of severe nuclear accident
damages.
Part II is focused on the “Measurement of Damages,” because we need to have
accurate and effective methods to measure those, as situations evolve rapidly in the
aftermath. In this section, authors introduce currently ongoing efforts for applying
qualitative/quantitative methods and develop methodologies and tools to explore
effective integration and application in decision-making process.
Part III considers the “Barriers against Transition into Resilience” because
recovery from nuclear accident refers to social representation of risks and cannot be
limited only to technical issues or crisis management guidelines. In this view, the
authors consider the various impediments and their interactions to the transition into
resilience of the many actors of the civil society.
Part IV includes contributions made by Ph.D. candidate students from UC
Berkeley, MINES ParisTech, and Tokyo University.
x
Foreword