Risk and Interdependencies in Critical Infrastructures
Subtitle: A Guideline for Analysis
By: edited by Per Hokstad, Ingrid B. Utne, Jørn Vatn
Contributors: Utne, Ingrid B.; Vatn, Jørn; SpringerLink (Online service)
Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering
Publisher: Springer London; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781447146612
Subjects: Engineering; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; Regional/Spatial Science; Regional economics; System safety; Regional planning; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning
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>
Table of contents: title: <p>1.A brief overview of some methods and approaches for investigating interdependencies in critical infrastructures; title: 2.Defining Concepts and Categorizing Interdependencies; title: 3.Risk and Vulnerability Analysis of Critical Infrastructures.-4.Interdependency Modeling in Risk Analysis; title: 5.Modelling, Simulation and Vulnerability Analysis of Interdependent Technical Infrastructures; title: 6.Vulnerability Analyses of Interdependent Technical Infrastructures; title: 7.Risk Analysis of Electricity Supply; title: 8.Risk of Electricity Supply Interruptions; title: 9.Integrated Urban Water System; title: 10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) – Enabling and Challenging Critical Infrastructure; title: 11.Risk Based Design of Maritime Transport Systems; title: 12.Risk of Supply Breaches in Maritime LNG Transport; title: 13.Risk Management of Interconnected Infrastructures: An Empirical Study of Joint Stress Conditions; title: 14.Organizational Challenges Regarding Risk Management in Critical Infrastructures; title: Appendix A. Hierarchy of Hazardous Events; title: Appendix B. Societal Critical Functions (SCF) and the Risk Analysis; title: Appendix C. Risk Analysis Methods</p>.