The use of direct current voltage systems to increase a city’s resilience and reduce the vulnerability of economic activity from a disaster

Kinn, MC; Abbott, C

Abstract

The overarching purpose of this paper is to address the challenges facing the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 in a holistic way. The emphasis will be on Thematic Research Area 8, which concentrates on what can be done to mitigate the adverse economic effects of a disaster. The electrical system is seen as pivotal to many economic aspects of disaster risk reduction (DRR). The objective of this paper is to show how distributed electricity systems, coupled with direct current (DC) voltage offer a solution to increasing resilience against the effects of a disaster, thus reducing the impact on both the economy and the people who facilitate its smooth operation.

Citation

Kinn, M., & Abbott, C. (2015). The use of direct current voltage systems to increase a city’s resilience and reduce the vulnerability of economic activity from a disaster. In Global assessment report on disaster risk reduction 2015 (1-26). United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Mar 30, 2016
• Pages: 1-26
• Book Title: Global assessment report on disaster risk reduction 2015
• ISBN: 9789211320428
• Publisher URL: https://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/publications/42809