by Vance Tan | May 12, 2014 | Network risk analysis
Abstract Infrastructures are needed for maintaining functionality and stability of society, while being put under substantial stresses from natural or man-made shocks. Since avoiding shock is impossible, increased focus is given to infrastructure resilience, which...
by Vance Tan | Apr 4, 2014 | Infrastructure systems
Abstract A joint activity with the EA’s Infrastructure Operators Adaptation Forum, and hosted by IET: To explore what is work is happening in infrastructure interdependencies in practice, policy and academia (understanding of the landscape); To better understand the...
by Vance Tan | Mar 28, 2014 | Network risk analysis
Abstract Many large-scale systems and critical industries such as transportation, telecommunications, power, and banking share significant resources, and the flow of goods and information constantly take place among these different industry sectors (Pant et al.,...
by Vance Tan | Mar 28, 2014 | Economic impacts
Abstract A cornerstone of economic growth and development is a robust and functioning national infrastructure system. Concerns arising from the effects of infrastructure failure on the economy are beginning to raise important questions about the risks associated with...
by Vance Tan | Mar 28, 2014 | Energy
Abstract The UK’s energy infrastructure is set to come under increasing strain under from the twin pressures of climate change mitigation and impacts. Even while the UK struggles to transition its energy system away from high-carbon fossil fuels to low-carbon energy...