scholarly journals MUNICIPAL AND COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT FOR RADIOLOGICAL RESPONSE AND RECOVERY IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT: STATE OF SCIENCE, RESEARCH NEEDS, AND EVALUATION OF IMPLEMENTATION TOWARDS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Kaminski ◽  
Katrina McConkey ◽  
Matthew Magnuson ◽  
Sang Lee ◽  
Benjamin Stevenson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Radiological Response ◽  
Response And Recovery ◽  
Infrastructure Resilience ◽  
Commercial Equipment

Elements of Critical Infrastructure Resilience

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 51-61
Author(s):  
Darko Trifunović
Keyword(s):  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Critical Infrastructure Protection ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Infrastructure Protection ◽  
Adequate Number ◽  
Response And Recovery ◽  
Infrastructure Resilience ◽  
Further Development

This Article points to key elements of Critical Infrastructure Resilience (CIR) and how they differ from Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP). CIP is still very important and one of the key systems that the society relies upon to ensure the continuity of operation of CI. However, CIP cannot predict an adequate number of major threats that would allow to conduct the preparedness and response at the level which would ensure the sufficient operation of CI in all cases. In that sense CIR sets a new paradigm with a quality that reduces vulnerability, minimizes the consequences of threats, accelerates response and recovery, and facilitates adaptation to a disruptive event. Some selected concepts of CIR with examples are presented in the Article that should assist in further development and enhancement of resilience of subsystems and infrastructures as a whole, resulting in more secure CI.

scholarly journals Quantifying Road-Network Robustness toward Flood-Resilient Transportation Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3172
Author(s):  
Suchat Tachaudomdach ◽  
Auttawit Upayokin ◽  
Nopadon Kronprasert ◽  
Kriangkrai Arunotayanun
Keyword(s):  
Road Network ◽  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Policy Issue ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Network Robustness ◽  
System Response ◽  
Chiang Mai ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Response And Recovery

Amidst sudden and unprecedented increases in the severity and frequency of climate-change-induced natural disasters, building critical infrastructure resilience has become a prominent policy issue globally for reducing disaster risks. Sustainable measures and procedures to strengthen preparedness, response, and recovery of infrastructures are urgently needed, but the standard for measuring such resilient elements has yet to be consensually developed. This study was undertaken with an aim to quantitatively measure transportation infrastructure robustness, a proactive dimension of resilience capacities and capabilities to withstand disasters; in this case, floods. A four-stage analytical framework was empirically implemented: 1) specifying the system and disturbance (i.e., road network and flood risks in Chiang Mai, Thailand), 2) illustrating the system response using the damaged area as a function of floodwater levels and protection measures, 3) determining recovery thresholds based on land use and system functionality, and 4) quantifying robustness through the application of edge- and node-betweenness centrality models. Various quantifiable indicators of transportation robustness can be revealed; not only flood-damaged areas commonly considered in flood-risk management and spatial planning, but also the numbers of affected traffic links, nodes, and cars are highly valuable for transportation planning in achieving sustainable flood-resilient transportation systems.

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