A Risk Assessment Framework For Interconnected And Interdependent Surface Transport Networks.

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Title:	A Risk Assessment Framework For Interconnected And Interdependent Surface Transport Networks.
Authors:	Leventakis, George¹ gleventakis@kemea.gr, Sfetsos, Athanasios² ts@ipta.demokritos.gr, Moustakidis, Nikolaos² nmoustakidis@gmail.com, Nikitakos, Nikitas³ nnik@aegean.gr
Source:	Organization, Technology & Management in Construction. 2013, Vol. 5 Issue 3, p811-819. 9p.
Subjects:	Risk assessment, Transportation, Intermodal freight terminals, Business conditions, Terrorism
Abstract:	Surface transportation systems are in the heart of the daily lives of millions of citizens globally. As such, they are open and freely accessible by design and in the past have been exploited for terrorism attacks. Like many critical infrastructures, different multimodal and heterogeneous transportation networks are interconnected as integral part of larger synergistic systems forming a "network of networks". These underlying and often concealed interconnections between network assets enable adverse effects to manifest at assets that are initially unaffected by a security incident. The present paper introduces a holistic Risk Assessment Framework for heterogeneous, transportation networks that is applicable at a strategic level, where risk is propagated between interconnected networks through an "Incident Propagation Matrix" taking into account the nature of the interconnection and the type of threat. The proposed methodology views and models the risk analysis process from the perspective of the network operator and emergency responders and emphasizes the reduction of the impacts on business continuity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Surface transportation systems are in the heart of the daily lives of millions of citizens globally. As such, they are open and freely accessible by design and in the past have been exploited for terrorism attacks. Like many critical infrastructures, different multimodal and heterogeneous transportation networks are interconnected as integral part of larger synergistic systems forming a "network of networks". These underlying and often concealed interconnections between network assets enable adverse effects to manifest at assets that are initially unaffected by a security incident. The present paper introduces a holistic Risk Assessment Framework for heterogeneous, transportation networks that is applicable at a strategic level, where risk is propagated between interconnected networks through an "Incident Propagation Matrix" taking into account the nature of the interconnection and the type of threat. The proposed methodology views and models the risk analysis process from the perspective of the network operator and emergency responders and emphasizes the reduction of the impacts on business continuity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	18475450
DOI:	10.5592/otmcj.2013.3.6