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Assessment of Societal Vulnerability in Case of Power Failure in Rail Network

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  • Michal Szatmári

    (University of Žilina, Faculty of Security Engineering, Žilina, Slovakia)

  • Mária Lusková

    (University of Žilina, Faculty of Security Engineering, Žilina, Slovakia)

Abstract

Vulnerability means the degree to which a reference object can withstand external or internal threats. The reference object can have a human, material character. The article will address the societal vulnerability due to a power failure in the rail network, and a specific event will be described in the form of a case study. Each part of the railway network, whether it be a depot, a station, a terminal, or others, is largely dependent on the supply of the electricity network to its functional elements in the system. To assess vulnerability, it should be quantified using available methods. Adequate measures must be taken to reduce vulnerability and a comprehensive protection system must be developed. These measures may be of organizational, methodological, or operational origin, but may also be a part of the system, such as subject protection, spatial protection, shell protection, or perimeter protection.

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  • Michal Szatmári & Mária Lusková, 2022. "Assessment of Societal Vulnerability in Case of Power Failure in Rail Network," Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems - scientific journal, Croatian Interdisciplinary Society Provider Homepage: http://indecs.eu, vol. 20(3), pages 267-276.
    • Handle: RePEc:zna:indecs:v:20:y:2022:i:3:p:267-276
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    Keywords

    social vulnerability; power failure; railway station;
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    JEL classification:

    • L92 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Railroads and Other Surface Transportation
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • R42 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Government and Private Investment Analysis; Road Maintenance; Transportation Planning

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