Scenario-based impact analysis of a power outage on healthcare facilities in Germany

International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 222-244

  Hiete, Michael ^a   Merz, Mirjam ^a   Schultmann, Frank ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electric power systems; Germany; Health care; Impact analysis; Power blackout; Risk management; Scenario

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858826725     PISSN: 17595908     EISSN: 17595916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17595901111167105     Document Type: Article

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