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Critical infrastructures: a review from a complex adaptive systems perspective

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  • Telli E. Van Der Lei
  • Geertje Bekebrede
  • Igor Nikolic

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Critical infrastructures are complex systems that may be studied in large interdisciplinary teams. Interaction between researchers in these interdisciplinary teams can suffer from the lack of a shared view on the object of study or the meaning of words. To facilitate the understanding of complex infrastructure systems, we reviewed literature on complex systems from different fields. We created a three-layered framework that clarifies the relationships between the properties and the different levels of complex systems. We illustrated our framework with an example of a transportation system that shows how this complex system may be understood in terms of the framework.

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  • Telli E. Van Der Lei & Geertje Bekebrede & Igor Nikolic, 2010. "Critical infrastructures: a review from a complex adaptive systems perspective," International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 6(4), pages 380-401.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijcist:v:6:y:2010:i:4:p:380-401
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    1. Chappin, Emile J.L. & van der Lei, Telli, 2014. "Adaptation of interconnected infrastructures to climate change: A socio-technical systems perspective," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 31(C), pages 10-17.
    2. Edward J. Oughton & Will Usher & Peter Tyler & Jim W. Hall, 2018. "Infrastructure as a Complex Adaptive System," Complexity, Hindawi, vol. 2018, pages 1-11, November.
    3. Heinzel, Christine & van der Heijden, Sophie & Mayer, Aljoscha & Sänger, Nathalie & Sandholz, Simone, 2024. "Need for intensive care? A socio-technical systems perspective on water supply failure preparedness in German health care facilities," International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, Elsevier, vol. 44(C).

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