NEW Guidelines publication "Cascading Effects and Escalations in Wide-Area Power Failures- A Summary for Emergency Planners"

Our research group on Cascading Disasters 

ucl.ac.uk/rdr/cascading" target="_blank">(www.ucl.ac.uk/rdr/cascading) together with London Resilience (www.londonprepared.gov.uk) have released the new guidelines "Cascading Effects and Escalations in Wide-Area Power Failures- A Summary for Emergency Planners".  

The document provides a synthetic overview of the cascading effects caused by wide area power failures, defining the recurrent impacts and sources of escalation  in a clear and concise way. It is written to support the training and situational awareness of decision makers and emergency operators. 

The initiative was promoted by our Ph.D. candidate and research group coordinator Gianluca Pescaroli, who undertook a period of Knowledge Exchange with London Resilience since last Spring.  It is part of the project  "Integrating Cascading Disasters in London's Response and Preparedness Strategies" (https://goo.gl/2EMGyY) , which  aimed to integrate the research work in London's preparedness strategies and contingency planning.  The guidelines were co/authored by our research group and the staff of London Resilience and published as UCL IRDR and London Resilience Special Report 2017-01

· UCL IRDR and London Resilience Special Report 2017-01 (pdf download)

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