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dc.contributor.authorMastroianni, Elyssa
dc.contributor.authorLancaster, James
dc.contributor.authorKorkmann, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorOpdyke, Aaron
dc.contributor.authorBeitelmal, Wesam
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-18T00:29:28Z
dc.date.available2020-12-18T00:29:28Z
dc.date.issued2021en_AU
dc.identifier.issn2212-4209
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2123/24142
dc.description.abstractDespite expanding infrastructure investments in developing countries, maintenance of constructed infrastructure is not keeping pace and there is a growing need to focus on the long-term operational demands of new assets to reduce vulnerability. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, natural hazards and civil conflicts continue to undermine development and disaster risk management. This research sought to examine how infrastructure asset management can reduce the impact of disasters in the MENA region. Twelve interviews were conducted with asset management and disaster risk reduction experts in the MENA region and Australia – the latter to identify transferable asset management best practices. Qualitative analysis of interviews identified regional lessons to advance asset management practice as a disaster risk reduction tool. The four main findings were: (1) asset management practice can be a proactive disaster policy; (2) there is need for appropriate levels asset management policy in the MENA region; (3) asset prioritisation improves the effectiveness of, and decision making in, risk management; and (4) whole of life consideration enables effective planning for asset management practices. In alignment with the priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, this research provides knowledge to strengthen governance to manage disaster risk in the MENA region. The research further outlines the barriers and challenges that hinder successful asset management policy implementation, as well as proposes recommendations for disaster mitigation strategies using infrastructure asset management.en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherElsevieren_AU
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction Volumeen_AU
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0en_AU
dc.subjectasset managementen_AU
dc.subjectMiddle East and North Africaen_AU
dc.subjectcritical infrastructureen_AU
dc.subjectrisken_AU
dc.titleMitigating Infrastructure Disaster Losses Through Asset Management Practices in the Middle East and North Africa Regionen_AU
dc.typeArticleen_AU
dc.subject.asrc0905 Civil Engineeringen_AU
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.102011
usyd.facultySeS faculties schools::Faculty of Engineering::School of Civil Engineeringen_AU
usyd.citation.volume53en_AU
usyd.citation.spage102011en_AU
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