Vol. 2010 No. 1 (2010)

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Methodological Evaluation of Quasi-Experimental Design in Assessing Risk Reduction Across Municipal Infrastructure Asset Systems in Senegal

Samba Gueye, Université Gaston Berger (UGB), Saint-Louis Mariama Touré, Department of Sustainable Systems, Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA) Ahmedou Diop, Department of Civil Engineering, Université Alioune Diop de Bambey (UADB) Issa Ndiaye, Université Gaston Berger (UGB), Saint-Louis
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18906820
Published: May 8, 2010

Abstract

Municipal infrastructure assets in Senegal are critical for environmental sustainability and economic development, but their resilience to risks varies widely. A quasi-experimental design was employed, including pre- and post-assessments with control and treatment groups to measure changes in risk levels over time. The analysis revealed a significant reduction of 30% in infrastructure damage severity scores in the treated municipalities compared to controls (p < 0.05). Quasi-experimental methods offer a robust approach for assessing and measuring risk reduction in municipal infrastructure asset systems. Implementing continuous monitoring and maintenance programmes based on findings is recommended to further improve resilience. The maintenance outcome was modelled as $Y_{it}=\beta_0+\beta_1X_{it}+u_i+\varepsilon_{it}$, with robustness checked using heteroskedasticity-consistent errors.

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Samba Gueye, Mariama Touré, Ahmedou Diop, Issa Ndiaye (2010). Methodological Evaluation of Quasi-Experimental Design in Assessing Risk Reduction Across Municipal Infrastructure Asset Systems in Senegal. Journal of Civil Infrastructure and Environmental Engineering in Africa, Vol. 2010 No. 1 (2010). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18906820

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African geographyquasi-experimental designeconometricsrisk analysisasset managementsustainability metricsspatial statistics

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