A risk-based approach to setting priorities in protecting bridges against terrorist attacks

Risk Analysis : an Official Publication of the Society for Risk Analysis
Maria LeungAlexander Mosenthal

Abstract

This article presents an approach to the problem of terrorism risk assessment and management by adapting the framework of the risk filtering, ranking, and management method. The assessment is conducted at two levels: (1) the system level, and (2) the asset-specific level. The system-level risk assessment attempts to identify and prioritize critical infrastructures from an inventory of system assets. The definition of critical infrastructures offered by Presidential Decision Directive 63 was used to determine the set of attributes to identify critical assets--categorized according to national, regional, and local impact. An example application is demonstrated using information from the Federal Highway Administration National Bridge Inventory for the State of Virginia. Conversely, the asset-specific risk assessment performs an in-depth analysis of the threats and vulnerabilities of a specific critical infrastructure. An illustration is presented to offer some insights in risk scenario identification and prioritization, multiobjective evaluation of management options, and extreme-event analysis for critical infrastructure protection.

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May 23, 2002·Risk Analysis : an Official Publication of the Society for Risk Analysis·Yacov Y HaimesJames H Lambert

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May 14, 2011·Risk Analysis : an Official Publication of the Society for Risk Analysis·Michael R GreenbergTayfur Altiok
May 31, 2013·Risk Analysis : an Official Publication of the Society for Risk Analysis·Michael GreenbergJennifer Rovito
May 3, 2012·Risk Analysis : an Official Publication of the Society for Risk Analysis·Michael GreenbergWarner North
Dec 15, 2012·Risk Analysis : an Official Publication of the Society for Risk Analysis·Michael Greenberg
Jul 22, 2014·Risk Analysis : an Official Publication of the Society for Risk Analysis·Jason R W Merrick, Philip Leclerc
Aug 12, 2014·Risk Analysis : an Official Publication of the Society for Risk Analysis·Hong YaoYulei Wang
Mar 5, 2010·Risk Analysis : an Official Publication of the Society for Risk Analysis·Kash Barker, Joost R Santos
Aug 25, 2016·Risk Analysis : an Official Publication of the Society for Risk Analysis·Shuying LiShifei Shen
Sep 8, 2017·Risk Analysis : an Official Publication of the Society for Risk Analysis·Dogucan Mazicioglu, Jason R W Merrick
Nov 12, 2010·Journal of Food Protection·Kevin WebsterLynn M McMullen
May 1, 2019·Risk Analysis : an Official Publication of the Society for Risk Analysis·Xiaoge ZhangKai Goebel

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