Dynamic islanding of critical infrastructures: A suitable strategy to survive and mitigate extreme events

International Journal of Emergency Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-58

  Hollman, Jorge A ^a   Martí, José R ^a   Jatskevich, Juri ^a   Srivastava, K D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamic segmentation; Islanding; National critical infrastructures; NCIs; Survival

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC POLICY; PUBLIC WORKS;

DYNAMIC ISLANDING SCHEMES; DYNAMIC SEGMENTATION; NATIONAL CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OPERATOR; RELIABILITY; SAFETY;

EID: 33947511302     PISSN: 14714825     EISSN: 17415071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2007.012388     Document Type: Article

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