Abstract
Critical infrastructure is a complex system whose disruption or failure results in significant impacts on state interests, i.e., territorial security, economy, and the basic needs of the population. The current European Critical Infrastructure Protection Model does not allow the direct identification of critical elements at the regional level. Based on this, the paper brings a proposal for a unified system of critical infrastructure design based on a bottom-up approach. It is a progressive approach, utilizing contemporary trends in the application of science-based knowledge to critical infrastructure. A holistic view of this issue allows us to take into account the needs and preferences of the population, the preferences of the stakeholders and the local conditions of the region under consideration. The novelty of this approach is seen, in particular, in the identification of regional critical infrastructure elements through an integral assessment of these elements’ failure impact, not only on the dependent subsectors, but also on the population (population equivalent) in the assessed region. The final part of the paper presents a case study demonstrating the practical application of the proposed system to the road infrastructure in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic.
Highlights
The provision of a continuous supply of commodities and services through an infrastructure system is the basic requirement for sustaining and developing state economies and for maintaining the required level of security and welfare in society [1]
Greater safety of regional elements is essential to ensuring the overall security of the critical infrastructure system
The presented progressive approach is based on the ‘bottom-up’
Summary
The provision of a continuous supply of commodities and services through an infrastructure system is the basic requirement for sustaining and developing state economies ( in the European Union) and for maintaining the required level of security and welfare in society [1]. It is important to point out that existing approaches to identifying critical infrastructure elements at the national level cannot be used at the regional level as they do not allow for the variability of national criteria and the possibility of regional element analysis. The paper aims to develop a simple and effective tool for identifying critical regional infrastructure elements and analysis of suitable techniques and tools that will be the main methodological apparatus of this proposed tool Implementing this approach in practice would contribute to improving the continuity of service delivery [30], but it will strengthen the preparedness of the authorities responsible for preparing the territory for crisis situations; and improve the security of the area as a whole. The practical application of the proposed approach is demonstrated at the end of the paper in the form of a case study
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