Industrial activities are increasingly dependent on each other. Several recent events (e.g. Tsunami and earthquake in Japan in 2011) illustrate the consequences (e.g. humans, economic...) of interactions between industrial infrastructures. The state-of-the-art review focused mainly on the risk assessment and interdependencies between critical infrastructures. The aim of this paper is to present...

This paper discusses the use of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) models for physical protection systems (PPS) evaluation. We discuss why MBSE methodologies can be valuable in assessment of PPS. Next, we review the steps in vulnerability assessment (VA) and describe the use of SysML models in these steps. The paper presents examples of SysML models for a VA scenario. Such models can enable...

Fast-moving lava flows during the 2014–2015 eruption of Fogo volcano in Cape Verde engulfed 75% (n = 260) of buildings within three villages in the Chã das Caldeiras area, as well as 25% of cultivable agricultural land, water storage facilities and the only road into the area. The eruption had a catastrophic impact for the closeknit communities of Chã, destroying much of their property, land an...

There is confusion regarding the notion of “vulnerability” in the climate change scientific community. Recent research has identified a need for formalisation, which would support accurate communication and the elimination of misunderstandings that result from ambiguous interpretations. Moreover, a formal framework of vulnerability is a prerequisite for computational approaches to its assessmen...

Abstract Community, as the basic unit of city, is not only main body earthquake response, but also urban emergency rescue response. The disaster practices show that losses are greatly affected by preparedness. Therefore, it urgent to conduct research on risk assessment and preparedness capacity for communities. HAZUS Pushover method used establish an vulnerability model based community building...