Resilience engineering: theory and practice in interdependent infrastructure systems

被引:30
作者
Hickford A.J. [1 ]
Blainey S.P. [1 ]
Ortega Hortelano A. [1 ]
Pant R. [2 ]
机构
[1] Transportation Research Group, Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton
[2] Environmental Change Institute, Centre for the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Rd, Oxford
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
Adaptive capacity; Infrastructure; Resilience; Resilience engineering;
D O I
10.1007/s10669-018-9707-4
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摘要
The economy and well-being of modern societies relies on complex and interdependent infrastructure systems to enable delivery of utilities and movement of goods, people and services. This complexity has resulted in an increased potential for cascading failures, whereby small scale initial failures in one system can result in events of catastrophic proportions across the wider network. Resilience and the emerging concept of resilience engineering within infrastructure are among the main concerns of those managing such complex systems. However, the disparate nature of resilience engineering development in various academic and industrial regimes has resulted in a diversity of definitions and characterisations. These are discussed in this paper, as are the commonalities between sectors and between different engineering disciplines. The paper also highlights the various methodologies used as part of resilience engineering implementation and monitoring, current practices including existing approaches and metrics, and an insight into the opportunities and potential barriers associated with these methodologies and practices. This research was undertaken for the Resilience Shift initiative to shift the approach to resilience in practice for critical infrastructure sectors. The programme aims to help practitioners involved in critical infrastructure to make decisions differently, contributing to a safer and better world. © 2018, The Author(s).
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页码:278 / 291
页数:13
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