Analysing interdependencies of critical infrastructures using agent discrete event simulation

International Journal of Emergency Management

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 306-318

  Balducelli, Claudio ^a   Bologna, Sandro ^a   Di Pietro, Antonio ^a   Vicoli, Giordano ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agent based simulation; Critical infrastructures; Discrete event simulation; Fuzzy rules; Interdependency

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS; HOSPITALS; OUTAGES; RAILROADS;

AGENT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; FUZZY RULES; INTERDEPENDENCY;

PUBLIC WORKS;

ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER PLANNING; ELECTRICITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIRE; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; RAILWAY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

EID: 33644540494     PISSN: 14714825     EISSN: 17415071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2005.008742     Document Type: Article

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