Critical infrastructures: A review from a complex adaptive systems perspective

International Journal of Critical Infrastructures

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 380-401

  Van Der Lei, Telli E ^a   Bekebrede, Geertje ^a   Nikolic, Igor ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complex infrastructure systems; Complex systems; Critical infrastructures; Interdisciplinary research

Indexed keywords

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; PUBLIC WORKS;

COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; COMPLEX INFRASTRUCTURES; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES;

EID: 78650228791     PISSN: 14753219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2010.037454     Document Type: Article

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