Are Power Utilities in Tonga and New Zealand Resilient? : Human and Organizational Factors in Disaster Response

Are Power Utilities in Tonga and New Zealand Resilient? : Human and Organizational Factors in Disaster Response

Given the increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events, it is useful to understand the lessons learned from recent natural disasters in Ha’apai, Tonga, and Christchurch, New Zealand. Despite vastly different circumstances, the two ex...

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Main Authors: Brown, Ray, Wang, Xiaoping, Page, Christopher
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: 2016
Subjects:
FLOODING
PHONE
RISKS
DROUGHTS
TROPICAL CYCLONE
EARTHQUAKE
EMERGENCY
EQUIPMENT
STORM
HEAT
PRACTICES
TENTS
POWER STATION
CELLPHONE
UTILITIES
POWER
ELECTRICITY
BANK
VEHICLES
STORMS
CAPABILITY
GENERATION
HEAT WAVES
NETWORKS
WIND
INFORMATION
HYDROPOWER
POWER LINES
DAMAGE
COPYRIGHT
INFORMATION SHARING
TRANSMISSION
DISASTER
DAMAGES
VOLTAGE
AIRPORTS
POWER SYSTEM
EARTHQUAKES
WINDS
EXTREME WEATHER
TSUNAMIS
SATELLITE
RESULT
COMMUNICATIONS
INSTITUTIONS
BUSINESS
HURRICANE
NETWORK
PHONES
POWER GENERATION
HUMAN RESOURCES
DISASTER RESPONSE
POWER SECTOR
PERFORMANCE
TROPICAL CYCLONES
FLOODS
POWER NETWORK
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
AVAILABILITY
FACILITIES
WATER
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
BOTTOM LINE
NATURAL DISASTERS
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
COMMUNICATION
EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS
REMOTE COMMUNICATION
SERVICE PROVIDER
POWER SYSTEM PLANNING
DISASTERS
RENEWABLE ENERGY
CUSTOMERS
PHOTO
POWER DISTRIBUTION
VOLCANOES
RADIO
CELLULAR NETWORKS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
ENERGY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/01/25772410/power-utilities-tonga-new-zealand-resilient-human-organizational-factors-disaster-response
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23634

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/01/25772410/power-utilities-tonga-new-zealand-resilient-human-organizational-factors-disaster-response
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23634

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