SafeCity — A GIS-based tool profiled for supporting decision making in urban development and infrastructure protection

Article history: Received 2 August 2012 Received in revised form 26 July 2013 Accepted 28 August 2013 Available online xxxx This paper presents a system for analysis of municipal Critical Infrastructures, which offers integrated tools for target analysis, hazard scenario simulations and spatial analysis within a remotely accessible Web-based Geographic Information System. The system has been applied to research conducted in the city of Gdansk with the aid of blast attack, chemical leakage and flood hazard scenarios, as well as a spatial density algorithm, which highlights events in which the proximity of infrastructures influences their susceptibility to a single attack. The paper also discusses the way in which the tools provided by the system aim to assist in the processes of infrastructure vulnerability assessment, mitigating discovered risks as well as strategic planning of city development. © 2013 Published by Elsevier Inc.