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Developing a framework for characterising cascading failures in past events to inform emergency response decisions

Hassel, H. LU ; Cedergren, A. LU ; Svegrup, L. LU and Johansson, J. LU (2015) European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2014 p.33-42
Abstract

Increasing interdependencies between critical infrastructures have made these systems more effective, but also more susceptible to cascading failures. In order to reduce the likelihood and consequences of cascading failures, it is essential to develop tools that support incident commander decisions so that an initial failure does not spread to other infrastructures. Here, a framework for generating knowledge from previous events that can feed in to such a tool is outlined. Design science is used to this end which provides a transparent and systematic approach. Moreover, the paper presents an analysis of existing empirical approaches focusing on identifying methodological aspects that can influence the framework. Although further work is... (More)

Increasing interdependencies between critical infrastructures have made these systems more effective, but also more susceptible to cascading failures. In order to reduce the likelihood and consequences of cascading failures, it is essential to develop tools that support incident commander decisions so that an initial failure does not spread to other infrastructures. Here, a framework for generating knowledge from previous events that can feed in to such a tool is outlined. Design science is used to this end which provides a transparent and systematic approach. Moreover, the paper presents an analysis of existing empirical approaches focusing on identifying methodological aspects that can influence the framework. Although further work is needed, the work presented in this paper shows a promising first step to accomplish such a framework.

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Safety and Reliability : Methodology and Applications - Proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2014 - Methodology and Applications - Proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2014
pages
10 pages
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CRC Press/Balkema
conference name
European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2014
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Wroclaw, Poland
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2014-09-14 - 2014-09-18
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  • scopus:84906706689
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9781315736976
9781138026810
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10.1201/b17399-11
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English
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  doi          = {{10.1201/b17399-11}},
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