Future engineering professionals have to deal with increasing complexity and uncertainty,
as global challenges, such as climate change, globalisation and digitalisation, require …

Observed changes and impacts Ongoing climate trends have exacerbated many extreme
events (very high confidence). The Australian trends include further warming and sea level …

Industrialized societies depend on the proper functioning of a whole range of technological
infrastructures, such as electricity, road and railway networks and telecommunications …

The changing climate and anthropogenic activities raise the likelihood of damage due to
compound flood hazards, triggered by the combined occurrence of extreme precipitation …

Flooding has become the natural disaster that causes the greatest losses, with urban
flooding restricting the healthy development of cities. The ability to assess a city's resilience …

Purpose Critical infrastructures (CIs) are essential components of the built environment.
They ensure the interconnectivity and good operability of any major urban environment. CIs …

Managing current and future urban flood risks must consider the connection (ie
interoperability) between existing (and new) infrastructure systems to manage stormwater …

The emergence of a series of problems, such as serious water environment pollution and
flood disasters, leads to an increase in an urban water resources system's vulnerability and …

Climate change increases the risk of natural disasters, which requires the design of
sustainable and resilient infrastructure. This implies a need to enable engineering students …

Infrastructure systems are inextricably tied to society by providing a variety of vital services.
These systems play a fundamental role in reducing the vulnerability of communities and …