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Comprehensive Resilience Assessment Framework for Water Distribution Networks
by
Joana Carneiro
Joana Carneiro 1,
Dália Loureiro
Dália Loureiro 2,
Marta Cabral
Marta Cabral 1 and
Dídia Covas
Dídia Covas 1,*
1
Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability (CERIS), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
2
Urban Water Unit, Hydraulics and Environmental Department, National Civil Engineering Laboratory, Av. Brasil 101, 1700-066 Lisboa, Portugal
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Water 2024, 16(18), 2611; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16182611 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 8 August 2024
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Revised: 6 September 2024
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Accepted: 10 September 2024
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Published: 14 September 2024
Abstract
A novel comprehensive resilience assessment framework for drinking water systems is proposed integrating different resilience perspectives (i.e., robustness, autonomy, flexibility, reliability, preparedness and recovery), oriented by objectives, criteria and metrics, applicable at the tactical level. The resilience assessment framework is applied to a Portuguese real water distribution network, enabling the evaluation of the system’s resilience. The infrastructure dimension is the main contributor to the low resilience results, particularly in terms of infrastructural robustness, as the infrastructure has exceeded the average service life and has low rehabilitation rates. In terms of autonomy, the system highly depends on external water and energy sources. Regarding the service dimension, most of the drinking water available is used for non-potable uses (e.g., irrigation), without alternative sources. The detailed diagnosis identified network area R6 as the priority area. Assets rehabilitation, increasing storage capacity, finding alternative water and energy sources, and minimizing non-potable uses are relevant improvement measures that promote the reinforcement of the system’s resilience. The resilience assessment framework is a very useful tool for the daily and tactical management of drinking water systems.
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Carneiro, J.; Loureiro, D.; Cabral, M.; Covas, D.
Comprehensive Resilience Assessment Framework for Water Distribution Networks. Water 2024, 16, 2611.
https://doi.org/10.3390/w16182611
AMA Style
Carneiro J, Loureiro D, Cabral M, Covas D.
Comprehensive Resilience Assessment Framework for Water Distribution Networks. Water. 2024; 16(18):2611.
https://doi.org/10.3390/w16182611
Chicago/Turabian Style
Carneiro, Joana, Dália Loureiro, Marta Cabral, and Dídia Covas.
2024. "Comprehensive Resilience Assessment Framework for Water Distribution Networks" Water 16, no. 18: 2611.
https://doi.org/10.3390/w16182611
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