2018-04-10 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 4 - Local Disaster Recovery Subplan

7.2.6    Commercial and industrial infrastructure

Much of the economic activity in a community is driven by the commercial and social networks
that depend on the built environment. Demand on most commercial facilities increases during
the recovery period but the capacity to supply need is often hampered by the damage to the built
environment.

Damage or disruption to commercial facilities and infrastructure may inhibit the community’s
access to the services and support provided by:
 Transport
 Banking and finance e.g. cash accessed by automatic teller machines
 Employment
 Hospitals and emergency facilities
 Tourism
 Supply chains such as for food (supermarkets, warehousing and transportation offices), fuel,
   hardware and building supplies, chemists and suppliers of other controlled substances

Adverse effects of damage to commercial facilities can include:
 Contaminated debris e.g. hazardous waste (asbestos)
 Health hazards e.g. biochemical, animals, food

7.2.7    Public buildings and asset infrastructure

For a community to function or to be viable, it requires operational public buildings and assets,
including:
 Community and neighbourhood centres
 Schools
 Kindergartens
 Places of spiritual worship
 Sporting clubs
 Cultural centres
 Entertainment venues
 Restaurants and cafes
 Heritage listed properties and cultural icons
 Parks and gardens, public spaces and amenities

Each facility has the potential to help considerably during the recovery but may be unable to
perform its community functions if damaged. The community is reliant on the restoration or
replacement of the above infrastructure to re-establish and function.

7.2.8    Infrastructure recovery planning

In planning infrastructure recovery, the subgroup must:
   Undertake detailed damage and needs assessment
   Develop contingency plans to allow work to be done, despite the immediate difficulties including
    reduced transportation and communication services
   Recognise the strong links between infrastructure recovery, economic recovery and people’s response
    to the emergency or disaster
   Prioritise infrastructure restoration and its eventual recovery according to the importance of the service
    that the infrastructure supports
   Recognise that people may be traumatised if they feel that their buildings have not protected them or
    if they have suffered loss as a result of the event
   Recognise that these feelings of loss and deprivation will be heightened if the normal community
    structures for support are not in place and if the damage to infrastructure places further threats on their
    continued wellbeing
   Understand that reconstruction of the infrastructure by external parties can alienate the
    community unless the community is involved in the formulation of recovery strategies
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