Application of social network theory to prioritizing Oil & Gas industries protection in a networked critical infrastructure system

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 688-694

  Chai, C L ^b   Liu, X ^a   Zhang, W J ^b   Baber, Z ^c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical infrastructures; Interdependency; Oil Gas; Social network analysis; Vulnerable

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TOOL; CASCADING FAILURES; COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION; CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS; ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE; HUMAN INTERACTIONS; INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKS; INTERDEPENDENCY; PROCESS INDUSTRIES; SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORK THEORY; SOCIAL SCIENTISTS; TIGHT COUPLING; VULNERABLE;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; GASES; INDUSTRY; PUBLIC WORKS;

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES;

EID: 79961206858     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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