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publications-4373
Type:
article
Year:
1998
Authors:
Haimes, Yacov Y. and Haimes, Yacov Y. and Matalas, N. C. and Matalas, Nicholas C. and Lambert, James H. and Lambert, James H. and Jackson, Bronwyn A. and Jackson, Bronwyn A. and Fellows, James F. R. and Fellows, James F. R.
Title:
Reducing vulnerability of water supply systems to attack
Venue/Journal:
Journal of Infrastructure Systems
DOI:
10.1061/(asce)1076-0342(1998)4:4(164)
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Abstract:
The paper reviews needs and opportunities to reduce the vulnerability of public water systems to willful attack. Water supply infrastructure, systems, and their components are described in general. The terrorist threat is described, classifying potential physical, chemical-biological, and cyber attacks to these systems. A hierarchical holographic model is introduced for multiple perspectives on the hardening of waste systems. Types of hardening are defined, including security, robustness, resilience, and redundancy. The paper concludes with recommendations and opportunities for future research into quantitative risk analysis, an adaptable template for threat assessment and hardening, pacts providing for mutual emergency aid, potential psychological impacts, economic consequences distinguished from threats to life, education and training needs, and case studies of typical systems. Overall, the paper provides a foundation for improving the assessment of the risk of willful attacks in the management of civil infrastructure systems.
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