Floods to Fortitude: Infrastructure Resilience
Summary
Infrastructure is facing unprecedented challenges, from aging bridges to extreme weather events. This session will discuss how we can build better, more resilient infrastructure in an era of increasing volatility. It will feature findings from the Economist's Infrastructure for Good initiative, the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Infrastructure Report Card, and an upcoming report on infrastructure resilience. It will also explore the transformative role of technology, spotlighting Kentucky’s response to recent devastating floods.
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Contributors
- Jacqueline Coleman
- Dustin Parkman
- Pratima Singh
- Jennifer Goupil
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