Infrastructure interdependencies: opportunities from complexity

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dc.contributor.authorGrafius, Darren R.
dc.contributor.authorVarga, Liz
dc.contributor.authorJude, Simon
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-12T14:13:26Z
dc.date.available2020-08-12T14:13:26Z
dc.date.issued2020-07-21
dc.description.abstractInfrastructure networks, such as those for energy, transportation, and telecommunications, perform key functions for society. Although such systems have largely been developed and managed in isolation, infrastructure now functions as a system of systems, exhibiting complex interdependencies that can leave critical functions vulnerable to cascade failure. Consequently, research efforts and management strategies have focused on risks and negative aspects of complexity. This paper explores how interdependencies can be seen positively, representing opportunities to increase organizational resilience and sustainability. A typology is presented for classifying positive interdependencies, drawing on fundamental principles in ecology and validated using case studies. Understanding opportunities that arise from interdependency will enable better understanding and management of infrastructure complexity, which in turn will allow the use of such complexity to the advantage of society. Integrative thinking is necessary not only for mitigating risk but also for identifying innovations to make systems and organizations more sustainable and resilient.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationGrafius DR, Varga L, Jude S. (2020) Infrastructure interdependencies: opportunities from complexity. Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Volume 26, Issue 4, December 2020, Article number 04020036en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1076-0342
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000575
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/15673
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineersen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectcomplexityen_UK
dc.subjectinfrastructure interdependencyen_UK
dc.subjectresilienceen_UK
dc.subjectsustainabilityen_UK
dc.subjectsystem-of-systemsen_UK
dc.titleInfrastructure interdependencies: opportunities from complexityen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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