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Systemic determination of infrastructure criticality

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  • Polinpapilinho F. Katina
  • Patrick T. Hester

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The aim of critical infrastructure (CI) research efforts is to develop strategies to protect infrastructure systems by reducing hazards, risks, and threats from natural and manmade events. Given that no nation has unlimited resources, the current trend is to prioritise infrastructures so that the most 'critical' infrastructure systems are given priority in terms of resources. An extensive literature review reveals that current approaches to assessing infrastructure criticality may not be generalisable and transportable because they are aimed at specific sectors or regions. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to propose an initial set of 'criticality' factors to enable CI prioritisation regardless of sector or region. To achieve this purpose, this paper is organised into four primary areas. First, the authors provide background information on the need for holistic CI 'criticality' factors to enable prioritisation. Second, the authors conduct a literature review on current approaches to prioritisation and their limitations. Third, the authors introduce a generalisable four-tuple of criticality factors fundamental for infrastructure prioritisation. The paper concludes with challenges and areas suggested by the authors for future research.

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  • Polinpapilinho F. Katina & Patrick T. Hester, 2013. "Systemic determination of infrastructure criticality," International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 9(3), pages 211-225.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijcist:v:9:y:2013:i:3:p:211-225
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    1. Ossi Heino & Annina Takala & Pirjo Jukarainen & Joanna Kalalahti & Tuula Kekki & Pekka Verho, 2019. "Critical Infrastructures: The Operational Environment in Cases of Severe Disruption," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-18, February.
    2. Katina, Polinpapilinho F. & Ariel Pinto, C. & Bradley, Joseph M. & Hester, Patrick T., 2014. "Interdependency-induced risk with applications to healthcare," International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, Elsevier, vol. 7(1), pages 12-26.
    3. Stefan Greiving & Mark Fleischhauer & Christian D. León & Leonie Schödl & Gisela Wachinger & Iris Katherine Quintana Miralles & Benjamín Prado Larraín, 2021. "Participatory Assessment of Multi Risks in Urban Regions—The Case of Critical Infrastructures in Metropolitan Lima," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-21, March.
    4. Philip M. Kruse & Hanna C. Schmitt & Stefan Greiving, 2021. "Systemic criticality—a new assessment concept improving the evidence basis for CI protection," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 165(1), pages 1-20, March.

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