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Author(s) Pescaroli, G.; Turner, S.; Gould, T.; Alexander, D.; Wicks, R.

Cascading impacts and escalations in wide-area power failures: A summary for emergency planners

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University College London
London Resilience Partnership
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This report aims to provide a synthetic overview of the cascading effects caused by wide-area power failures, and to define the recurrent impacts and sources of escalation. It provides a reference for the training and the situational awareness of decision makers and emergency operators. 

The following topics have been developed:

  • A definition of cascading effects.
  • An introduction for of wide area power failures (PF) policies and practices.
  • Illustrative examples.
  • A table listing cascading effects and escalations caused by wide area PF.
  • Resources for training and essential references for further reading. 

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Themes Disaster risk management Critical infrastructure
Country and region Canada Italy Japan New Zealand United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America
Number of pages
16 p.
Publication year
2017

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