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

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spelling	okr-10986-236342021-05-25T10:54:40Z Are Power Utilities in Tonga and New Zealand Resilient? : Human and Organizational Factors in Disaster Response Brown, Ray Wang, Xiaoping Page, Christopher 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 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 experiences demonstrate that power outages can be shortened through access to adequate human resources, immediate and frequent communication with the public, good pre-disaster maintenance, and standardized equipment. By attending to these factors, utilities can become more resilient and help communities recover more quickly. 2016-01-13T17:37:55Z 2016-01-13T17:37:55Z 2016-01 Brief 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 English en_US Live Wire;2016/59 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research New Zealand Tonga
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topic	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
spellingShingle	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 Brown, Ray Wang, Xiaoping Page, Christopher Are Power Utilities in Tonga and New Zealand Resilient? : Human and Organizational Factors in Disaster Response
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relation	Live Wire;2016/59
description	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 experiences demonstrate that power outages can be shortened through access to adequate human resources, immediate and frequent communication with the public, good pre-disaster maintenance, and standardized equipment. By attending to these factors, utilities can become more resilient and help communities recover more quickly.
format	Brief
author	Brown, Ray Wang, Xiaoping Page, Christopher
author_facet	Brown, Ray Wang, Xiaoping Page, Christopher
author_sort	Brown, Ray
title	Are Power Utilities in Tonga and New Zealand Resilient? : Human and Organizational Factors in Disaster Response
title_short	Are Power Utilities in Tonga and New Zealand Resilient? : Human and Organizational Factors in Disaster Response
title_full	Are Power Utilities in Tonga and New Zealand Resilient? : Human and Organizational Factors in Disaster Response
title_fullStr	Are Power Utilities in Tonga and New Zealand Resilient? : Human and Organizational Factors in Disaster Response
title_full_unstemmed	Are Power Utilities in Tonga and New Zealand Resilient? : Human and Organizational Factors in Disaster Response
title_sort	are power utilities in tonga and new zealand resilient? : human and organizational factors in disaster response
publishDate	2016
url	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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Are Power Utilities in Tonga and New Zealand Resilient? : Human and Organizational Factors in Disaster Response

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