GCRI · Critical Infrastructure
Research and evidence
The research behind Critical Infrastructure: the questions it asks, the models and measurements it uses, how uncertainty is stated and how a result is reviewed and reproduced before it is published.
Research and evidence on the record.
- 02STEM methods12 canonical methods applied
- 03Topics9 subject pages
- 04Counterparts3 platforms in shared fields
- 05PublisherThe Global Centre for Risk and Innovation
- 06Methods uncertaintyMethods and uncertainty
- 07Source dataSource and data register
What the research asks.
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Electricity and lifelines
Dependency of services on power.
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Water and wastewater assets
Facilities, utility networks and service areas.
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Telecommunications and cables
Communications, data links and shared dependencies.
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Transport and logistics nodes
Ports, roads, rail and supply routes.
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Healthcare and emergency services
Essential facility dependencies.
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Urban assets and housing
Buildings, heat and climate exposures.
What infrastructure research cannot yet answer well enough for decisions.
Infrastructure research here is about interdependency: how failure in one network propagates to others and how restoration in one waits on another.
- How can interdependencies between power, water, telecoms and transport be mapped from open and shared data? See interdependency and cascade.
- Which telecom and cable assets are single points of failure for whole regions? See telecommunications and cables.
- How long can hospitals and emergency services run on backup power and stored supplies? See healthcare and emergency services.
- How should asset design standards change with changing hazards? See asset standards and safety.
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