Risk and Interdependencies in Critical Infrastructures

By Per Hokstad

Subjects: Regional economics, Regional/Spatial Science, Infrastructure (economics), Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk, Engineering, Risk assessment, Regional planning, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, System safety

Description: <p>Today’s society is completely dependent on critical networks such as water supply, sewage, electricity, ICT and transportation. Risk and vulnerability analyses are needed to grasp the impact of threats and hazards. However, these become quite complex as there are strong interdependencies both within and between infrastructure systems. <i>Risk and Interdependencies in Critical Infrastructures: A guideline for analysis </i>provides methods for analyzing risks and interdependencies of critical infrastructures.</p><p> A number of analysis approaches are described and are adapted to each of these infrastructures. Various approaches are also revised, and all are supported by several examples and illustrations. Particular emphasis is given to the analysis of various interdependencies that often exist between the infrastructures.</p><p> <i>Risk and Interdependencies in Critical Infrastructures: A guideline for analysis</i> provides a good tool to identify the hazards that are threatening your infrastructures, and will enhance the understanding on how these threats can propagate throughout the system and also affect other infrastructures, thereby identifying useful risk reducing measures. It is essential reading for municipalities and infrastructure owners that are obliged to know about and prepare for the risks and vulnerabilities of the critical infrastructures for which they are responsible. </p><p>