Risk and Vulnerability Analysis of Complex Systems: a basis for proactive emergency management
type: CreativeWork
description: The present thesis concerns methods and knowledge that are useful when analysing the risks and vulnerabilities of complex systems in a societal emergency management context. Operational definitions of vulnerability and emergency response capabilities are suggested and two methods for analysing the vulnerability of critical infrastructure networks, based on the suggested definition, are presented. An empirical study of people’s values and preferences regarding different attributes of potential disaster scenarios is also presented, since knowledge about values also is crucial for adequate risk and emergency management. It is concluded that the thesis provides important insight into some of the issues related to analysis of risks and vulnerabilities of complex systems, but that more research is needed to address this difficult and comprehensive task.
abstract: The present thesis concerns methods and knowledge that are useful when analysing the risks and vulnerabilities of complex systems in a societal emergency management context. Operational definitions of vulnerability and emergency response capabilities are suggested and two methods for analysing the vulnerability of critical infrastructure networks, based on the suggested definition, are presented. An empirical study of people’s values and preferences regarding different attributes of potential disaster scenarios is also presented, since knowledge about values also is crucial for adequate risk and emergency management. It is concluded that the thesis provides important insight into some of the issues related to analysis of risks and vulnerabilities of complex systems, but that more research is needed to address this difficult and comprehensive task.
author: Hassel, Henrik
language: eng
keywords: Building Technologies, Other Civil Engineering, Other Social Sciences, values, operational definitions, emergency response capabilities, Risk- och sårbarhetsanalys, storskaliga tekniska infrastrukturer, värderingar, complex systems, komplexa system, krishanteringsförmåga, Risk and vulnerability analysis, operationella definitioner, large-scale technical infrastructures
date published: 2007
date modified: 2026-07-24T03:00:02Z
provider: University of Lund
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Fire Safety Engineering and Systems Safety