Impact of World Trade Center Disaster on Critical Infrastructure Interdependence

世贸中心灾难对关键基础设施相互依赖性的影响

• 批准号: 0139306
• 负责人: William Wallace
• 金额: $ 7万
• 依托单位: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-10-01 至 2003-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0139306&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Impact; World; Trade; Center; Disaster

Impact of the World Trace Center Disaster on Critical Infrastructure InterdependenceThis exploratory research focuses on time sensitive data and field research related to the devastating impacts of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City, NY on September 11, 2001. The objective of this research is to increase our knowledge base of and model the interdependencies of critical infrastructure systems with the aim of understanding their vulnerabilities to disasters of this type and scale. A systems approach will be used to represent 1) designed or intended infrastructure interdependencies; 2) the impacts of the attack overall and during emergency response; and the effects and needs related to interdependencies during recovery operations. Much of the information will only be available in the early phases of response. Infrastructure interdependencies have been identified by Presidential Decision Directive 63 as a part of the Critical Infrastructure Protection initiative. Understanding interdependencies is key to efficient funds allocation for design, construction, operations, maintenance, operations and security of our nation's infrastructure. Interdependencies imply the potential for cost-efficiencies through redundancy reductions as well as disastrous vulnerabilities through cascading losses of lifelines and lives. This results of this research will be used to identify opportunities for reducing vulnerabilities, developing countermeasures to mitigate the impacts of disruptions, and guide actions for response and recovery.

世界追踪中心灾难对关键基础设施相互依赖性的影响这项探索性研究的重点是与 2001 年 9 月 11 日纽约市世界贸易中心 (WTC) 恐怖袭击所造成的破坏性影响相关的时间敏感数据和现场研究。这项研究的目的是增加我们对关键基础设施系统相互依赖关系的知识库并对其进行建模，以了解它们对此类类型和规模的灾难的脆弱性。系统方法将用于表示 1) 设计或预期的基础设施相互依赖性； 2) 攻击的整体影响和应急响应期间的影响；以及与恢复行动期间的相互依赖性相关的影响和需求。许多信息只能在响应的早期阶段获得。总统决策指令 63 已将基础设施相互依赖性确定为关键基础设施保护计划的一部分。了解相互依赖性是为我国基础设施的设计、建设、运营、维护、运营和安全有效分配资金的关键。相互依赖性意味着通过减少冗余来实现成本效益的潜力，以及通过生命线和生命的连锁损失带来灾难性的脆弱性。这项研究的结果将用于确定减少脆弱性的机会，制定减轻中断影响的对策，并指导响应和恢复行动。