Indian Bend Wash/LA River channel (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

Indian Bend Wash/LA River channel

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On the left, Indian Bend Wash in Scottsdale is an example of safe-to-fail resilient infrastructure that is the focus of the ASU UREx SRN. By contrast, the LA River, pictured right, is an example of fail-safe infrastructure.

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Image credits: Indian Bend Wash, Nancy Grimm, ASU; LA River, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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