ISO 37179:2024
(Main)Smart community infrastructures — Disaster risk reduction — Basic framework for implementation
Smart community infrastructures — Disaster risk reduction — Basic framework for implementation
This document specifies the principles and general requirements for the implementation of smart community infrastructures contributing to disaster risk reduction (DRR). It is intended to be used by stakeholders relevant to smart community infrastructures, including community managers, planners, funders, and providers or administrators of community infrastructure services who aim to reduce disaster risk and enhance the resilience of communities and their infrastructures.
Infrastructures urbaines intelligentes — Réduction du risque de catastrophe — Cadre général pour la mise en œuvre
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International
Standard
ISO 37179
First edition
Smart community infrastructures —
2024-11
Disaster risk reduction — Basic
framework for implementation
Infrastructures urbaines intelligentes — Réduction du risque de
catastrophe — Cadre général pour la mise en œuvre
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Principles . 3
4.1 General .3
4.2 Stakeholder inclusiveness.4
4.3 Optimized resource allocation for operations .4
4.4 Harmonization and dissemination of technology for DRR .5
4.5 Robustness and redundancy .5
4.6 Science-based approach .5
4.7 Critical function focus .5
4.8 Structural and non-structural measures.5
4.9 Investment in advance .6
4.10 Response preparedness .6
4.11 Continuous improvement . .6
5 General requirements . 6
5.1 General .6
5.2 Stakeholder inclusiveness.6
5.3 Optimized resource allocation for operations .7
5.4 Harmonization and dissemination of technology for DRR .7
5.5 Robustness and redundancy .7
5.6 Science-based approach .8
5.7 Critical function focus .8
5.8 Structural and non-structural measures.8
5.9 Investment in advance .8
5.10 Response preparedness .9
5.11 Continuous improvement . .9
Bibliography .10
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Foreword
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Introduction
Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is a systematic approach in identifying, assessing and reducing the risks of
disaster. It aims to reduce socio-economic vulnerabilities to disasters as well as to address geophysical,
hydrometeorological, environmental and other hazards that trigger them. For example, with regards to
hydrometeorological and environmental hazards, climate change is often the multiplier of disaster risk,
as climate change is projected to exacerbate existing risks through increased frequency or intensity. For
this reason, it is essential for smart communities to design DRR measures that allow communities to adapt
to climate change and become sustainable and resilient. This approach is essential for both developing
economies as well as developed economies.
Among the many ways to implement DRR in communities, infrastructures are one of the most fundamental.
Smart community infrastructures are primarily designed, constructed and operated to serve the needs of
ordinary situations; however, it is also essential to plan, build, utilize, maintain and improve community
infrastructures taking into consideration DRR. Such infrastructure can be utilized alongside existing
community infrastructure and supplemented by nature-based solutions.
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The United Nations Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) identifies several key areas on
how infrastructure can be used for DRR and strengthened to reduce disaster risk and enhance community
resilience to shocks caused by natural hazards that can lead to disruptions in infrastructure services. This
includes infrastructure and technologies that can identify hazard risks, investing in DRR and technologies
that can facilitate the sharing of information, which can support life-saving services.
Smart community infrastructures are planned, implemented and operated with the collaboration of multiple
stakeholders, including the public and private sectors and integration of funding for investment, cooperation
and coordination.
This document provides ten principles as described in 4.1, with general requirements for each principle.
These contribute to the realization of the four priorities for action of the SFDRR, with regards to community
infrastructure. The principles include four overarching principles and six focus area principles for the
continuous improvement of DRR. Together, these ten principles provide community stakeholders a
framework to implement DRR and enhance community resilience by using smart community infrastructure.
This document is intended to be used by stakeholders relevant to smart community infrastructure, including
community managers, planners, funders, providers and administrators, who wish to reduce disaster risk
and enhance the resilience of communities and their infrastructures.
NOTE The four priority areas from the SFDRR are:
1. understanding disaster risk;
2. strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk;
3. investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience;
4. enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response.
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International Standard ISO 37179:2024(en)
Smart community infrastructures — Disaster risk reduction
— Basic framework for implementation
1 Scope
This document specifies the principles and general requirements for the implementation of smart community
infrastructures contributing to disaster risk reduction (DRR).
It is intended to be used by stakeholders relevant to smart community infrastructures, including community
managers, planners, funders, and providers or administrators of community infrastructure services who
aim to reduce disaster risk and enhance the resilience of communities and their infrastructures.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
community
group of people with an arrangement of responsibilities, activities and relationships
Note 1 to entry: In many, but not all, contexts, a community has a defined geographical boundary.
Note 2 to entry: A city is a type of community.
[SOURCE: ISO 37120:2018, 3.3]
3.2
community infrastructure
system of facilities, equipment and services that support the operations and activities of communities
Note 1 to entry: Such community infrastructure includes, but is not limited to, energy, water, transportation, waste
and information and communication technologies (ICT).
Note 2 to entry: Community infrastructure can include basic physical and organizational structures to design, operate
and maintain infr
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