Examining Critical Dependencies - A Study of Swedish Municipalities’ Risk and Vulnerability Analyses
(2022) VBRM15 20221Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
- Abstract
- To the ensure continuity and protection of critical infrastructures in society, it is necessary to study infrastructure dependencies. This thesis focuses on critical infrastructure dependencies in Sweden and aims to increase the knowledge of how municipalities in Sweden analyze critical dependencies in municipal risk and vulnerability analyses (RVAs). The study adopts a framework of risk governance, risk management, and infrastructure interdependencies to explore four research questions: What actors are municipalities cooperating with in the identification of critical dependencies? How is the institutional context affecting municipalities’ work with critical dependencies? What pre-defined methods are municipalities working with and what... (More)
- To the ensure continuity and protection of critical infrastructures in society, it is necessary to study infrastructure dependencies. This thesis focuses on critical infrastructure dependencies in Sweden and aims to increase the knowledge of how municipalities in Sweden analyze critical dependencies in municipal risk and vulnerability analyses (RVAs). The study adopts a framework of risk governance, risk management, and infrastructure interdependencies to explore four research questions: What actors are municipalities cooperating with in the identification of critical dependencies? How is the institutional context affecting municipalities’ work with critical dependencies? What pre-defined methods are municipalities working with and what types of critical dependencies are identified? In what ways are the municipalities using the analysis of critical dependencies? The study is based on a qualitative approach using a document review of municipal RVAs together with interviews with representatives from 16 different municipalities. The study shows that municipalities face similar challenges in analyzing critical dependencies due to the complexity of critical dependencies and lack of clear delimitations to the analysis. Access to resources and a lack of institutional memory also hinder the work. The study suggests that there are local variations in the use of standardized methods in the analysis of critical dependencies and that municipalities ask for more targeted support in the analysis. Currently, confidentiality issues surrounding data are hindering such support and collaboration in the analysis. The study concludes that municipal work with critical dependencies varies across the country, with some municipalities having more profound work with critical dependencies than others. (Less)
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- author
- Regnell, Aline LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- VBRM15 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- infrastructure interdependencies, critical dependencies, municipality, risk and vulnerability analysis, RVA, risk governance, risk management, vital societal functions, critical infrastructure
- language
- English
- id
- 9100818
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- 2022-09-26 09:07:52
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abstract = {{To the ensure continuity and protection of critical infrastructures in society, it is necessary to study infrastructure dependencies. This thesis focuses on critical infrastructure dependencies in Sweden and aims to increase the knowledge of how municipalities in Sweden analyze critical dependencies in municipal risk and vulnerability analyses (RVAs). The study adopts a framework of risk governance, risk management, and infrastructure interdependencies to explore four research questions: What actors are municipalities cooperating with in the identification of critical dependencies? How is the institutional context affecting municipalities’ work with critical dependencies? What pre-defined methods are municipalities working with and what types of critical dependencies are identified? In what ways are the municipalities using the analysis of critical dependencies? The study is based on a qualitative approach using a document review of municipal RVAs together with interviews with representatives from 16 different municipalities. The study shows that municipalities face similar challenges in analyzing critical dependencies due to the complexity of critical dependencies and lack of clear delimitations to the analysis. Access to resources and a lack of institutional memory also hinder the work. The study suggests that there are local variations in the use of standardized methods in the analysis of critical dependencies and that municipalities ask for more targeted support in the analysis. Currently, confidentiality issues surrounding data are hindering such support and collaboration in the analysis. The study concludes that municipal work with critical dependencies varies across the country, with some municipalities having more profound work with critical dependencies than others.}},
author = {{Regnell, Aline}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Examining Critical Dependencies - A Study of Swedish Municipalities’ Risk and Vulnerability Analyses}},
year = {{2022}},
}