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Managing Critical Infrastructure Risks

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2007

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Editors:
  1. Igor Linkov

    1. Intertox, Inc., Brookline, USA

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  2. Richard J. Wenning

    1. ENVIRON, Emeryville, USA

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  3. Gregory A. Kiker

    1. University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

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  • State-of-the-science approach to current environmental issues
  • Balanced international perspectives, including developing countries
  • Use of advanced quantitative tools to address policy problems
  • Risk assessment and decision analysis applications
  • Case studies in the use of risk assessment and MCDA

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Table of contents (27 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Overview of Critical Infrastructure and Environmental Security

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 2-2
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    2. Understanding Environmental Security At Ports And Harbors

      • Richard J. Wenning, S. E. Apitz, Alper Baba, M. Citron, Katherine Elliott, N. Al-Halasah et al.
      Pages 3-15

    3. A Brief Analysis Of Threats And Vulnerabilities In The Maritime Domain

      • N. O. Bakir
      Pages 17-49

    4. Environmental And Human Security In The Mediterranean

      • Jacques Ganoulis
      Pages 51-61

  3. Port Critical Infrastructure and Management Frameworks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 64-64
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    2. Protection of Hazardous Installations and Critical Infrastructures - Complementarity of Safety and Security Approaches

      • F. Fontaine, B. Debray, Olivier Salvi
      Pages 65-78

    3. Applying Risk Assessment To Secure The Containerized Supply Chain

      • M. van de Voort, H. Willis, D. Ortiz, S. Martonosi
      Pages 79-95

    4. Transportation Of Dangerous Goods

      • Scira Menoni
      Pages 97-110

    5. Lifeline Earthquake Vulnerability Assessment

      • Scira Menoni, F. Pergalani, M. P. Boni, V. Petrini
      Pages 111-132

    6. A Network Security Architecture Using The Zachman Framework

      • A. B. Ramadan, M. Hefnawi
      Pages 133-143

  4. Ecological Risks in Harbors and Coastal Areas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 146-146
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    2. Conceptual Frameworks To Balance Ecosystem And Security Goals

      • S. E. Apitz
      Pages 147-173

    3. Invasive Species

      • Lawrence Kapustka, G. Linder
      Pages 175-188

    4. Evaluating Risks From Contaminated Sediments at Industrial Ports and Harbors

      • Richard J. Wenning, M. T. Sorensen, V. S. Magar
      Pages 189-205

    5. Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms

      • Igor Linkov, A. Fristachi, F. K. Satterstrom, A. Shifrin, J. Steevens, G. A. Clyde Jr et al.
      Pages 207-242

  5. Decision-Making and Risk Assessment Methods, Tools, and Applications for Critical Infrastructure and Port Security

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 244-244
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    2. Decision Analysis Tools for Safety, Security, and Sustainability Of Ports and Harbors

      • Gregory Parnell, Jose Rui Figueira, Steven Bennett, N. Bobylev, Michele Del Pup, Jacques Ganoulis et al.
      Pages 245-260

    3. A Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Approach for Prioritization of Performance Metrics

      • Igor Linkov, F. K. Satterstrom, A. Tkachuk, A. Levchenko, T. P. Seager, Jose Rui Figueira et al.
      Pages 261-298

    4. Risk-Cost-Benefit Analysis For Port Environmental Security Investments

      • James H. Lambert
      Pages 299-307
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At the beginning of each year, there is a deluge of top-10 lists on just about every subject you can imagine. A top-10 list of biggest news stories, best-selling books, most popular music and movies, richest companies, and best places to visit or live. It seems everyone has his or her own top-10 list, reflecting, perhaps, differences in regional, national, and cultural values. Companies and governments most often tend to focus their top-10 lists on economic priorities, or priorities related to national defense, security, public health, and new infrastructure. This year, 2007, was no exception. Yet, increasingly, we see governments, private organizations, and companies advocating a new type of prioritization. The complexity of societal change requires an enhanced capacity for scientific assessment, monitoring, and emer gency response. New uncertain and multifaceted risks and stressors as well as globalization and public pressure for decision transparency drive the need for a new framework for thinking about prioritization. This framework needs to reach beyond the realms of economics, world trade, and corporate management to include the environment, stakeholders, public preferences, and social goals. Moreover, corporations and individuals are not only interested in generic 10-best lists; they want lists tailored to their values, goals, and current economic and social state. For example, the U. S.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Intertox, Inc., Brookline, USA

    Igor Linkov

  • ENVIRON, Emeryville, USA

    Richard J. Wenning

  • University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

    Gregory A. Kiker

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