Designation:E3130−18StandardGuideforDevelopingCost-EffectiveCommunityResilienceStrategies1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE3130;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThereisaneedforbestpracticesforresilienceplanningthataddresstheincreasingvalue-at-riskofU.S.infrastructureandcommunities.Communities,asasystem,areparticularlyvulnerabletotheeffectsofnatural,technological,andhuman-causeddisruptiveevents.Therearebestpracticesforcommunityresilienceassessmentmethodologies;however,therearegapsthatremaininthecharacterizationofrobust,benefit-costmeasuresofcommunityresilience,especiallyintheplanningprocess.Inmanycases,resilienceremainsinaplanningsiloandisconsideredseparatelybycommunitiesfromeconomicgrowthordisasterriskplanning.Effortstoincreaseresiliencecapacitiesarebestrealizedwhenresilienceisconsideredasanattributeingeneralcommunityplanningefforts,especiallyinplanningandimplementingbuildingandinfrastructureprojects.Thisguidedevelopseconomicdecisionguidanceforevaluationofinvestmentstrategiesdesignedtoimprovecommunityresiliencethroughstrengtheningtheabilitytorespond,withstand,andrecoverfromdisruptiveevents.Itisdesignedtosupporttheprinciplesandattributesofresilientcommunitiesuponwhichenhancedresiliencemaybedeveloped,evaluated,andimplemented.1.Scope1.1Thisguidedescribesagenericeconomicmethodologyforevaluatinginvestmentdecisionsaimedtoimprovetheabilityofcommunitiestoadaptto,withstand,andquicklyrecoverfrom,disruptiveevents.Themethodologydescribesaframeworkfordevelopingcost-effectivecommunityresiliencestrategiesfornewandexistingconstructedfacilities—buildings,industrialfacilities,andothercriticalinfrastructure.Thisguideprovidesownersandmanagersofconstructedfacilities,architects,engineers,constructors,otherprovidersofprofessionalservicesfor...
