The Making of Europe’s Critical Infrastructure [electronic resource] : Common Connections and Shared Vulnerabilities /
Högselius, Per.editor.
Hommels, Anique.editor.
Kaijser, Arne.editor.
Vleuten, Erik van der.editor.
Europe's critical infrastructure is a key concern to policymakers, NGOs, companies, and citizens today. A 2006 power line failure in northern Germany closed lights in Portugal in a matter of seconds. Several Russian-Ukrainian gas crises shocked politicians, entrepreneurs, and citizens thousands of kilometers away in Germany, France, and Italy. This book argues that present-day infrastructure vulnerabilities resulted from choices of infrastructure builders in the past. It inquires which, and whose, vulnerabilities they perceived, negotiated, prioritized, and inscribed in Europe's critical infrastructure. It does not take 'Europe' for granted, but actively investigates which countries and peoples were historically connected in joint interdependency, and why. In short, this collection unravels the simultaneous historical shaping of infrastructure, common vulnerabilities, and Europe.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; General Introduction; 1 Europe's Critical Infrastructure and Its Vulnerabilities - Promises, Problems, Paradoxes; Part I: Connecting a Continent; Introduction; 2 Natural Gas in Cold War Europe: The Making of a Critical Infrastructure; 3 Inventing Electrical Europe: Interdependencies, Borders, Vulnerabilities; Part II: Negotiating Neighbors; Introduction; 4 An Uneasy Alliance: Negotiating Infrastructures at the Finnish-Soviet Border; 5 Bulgarian Power Relations: The Making of a Balkan Power Hub
6 Border-Crossing Electrons: Critical Energy Flows to and from GreecePart III: Coping with Complexity; Introduction; 7 Eurocontrol: Negotiating Transnational Air Transportation in Europe; 8 Connections, Criticality, and Complexity: Norwegian Electricity in Its European Context; 9 In Case of Breakdown: Dreams and Dilemmas of a Common European Standard for Emergency Communication; Conclusion; 10 Europe's Infrastructure Vulnerabilities: Comparisons and Connections; Acknowledgments; Notes on Contributors; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Europe's critical infrastructure is a key concern to policymakers, NGOs, companies, and citizens today. A 2006 power line failure in northern Germany closed lights in Portugal in a matter of seconds. Several Russian-Ukrainian gas crises shocked politicians, entrepreneurs, and citizens thousands of kilometers away in Germany, France, and Italy. This book argues that present-day infrastructure vulnerabilities resulted from choices of infrastructure builders in the past. It inquires which, and whose, vulnerabilities they perceived, negotiated, prioritized, and inscribed in Europe's critical infrastructure. It does not take 'Europe' for granted, but actively investigates which countries and peoples were historically connected in joint interdependency, and why. In short, this collection unravels the simultaneous historical shaping of infrastructure, common vulnerabilities, and Europe.
Europe-History.
History, Modern.
Economic history.
World politics.
European Union.
World history.
European History.
Modern History.
Economic History.
Political History.
European Union Politics.
World History, Global and Transnational History.