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Preparing for Critical Infrastructure Breakdowns: The Limits of Crisis Management and the Need for Resilience

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Boin, Arjen, McConnell, Allan·2007·Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management
DOI 10.1111/j.1468-5973.2007.00504.x
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Modern societies are widely considered to harbour an increased propensity for breakdowns of their critical infrastructure (CI) systems. While such breakdowns have proven rather rare, Hurricane Katrina has demonstrated the catastrophic consequences of such breakdowns. This article explores how public authorities can effectively prepare to cope with these rare events. Drawing from the literature on crisis and disaster management, we examine the strengths and weaknesses of traditional approaches to crisis preparation and crisis response. We argue that the established ways of organising for critical decision‐making will not suffice in the case of a catastrophic breakdown. In the immediate aftermath of such a breakdown, an effective response will depend on the adaptive behaviour of citizens, front‐line workers and middle managers. In this article, we formulate a set of strategies that enhance societal resilience and identify the strong barriers to their implementation.

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Authors
Boin, A., & McConnell, A.
Venue
Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2007-02-28
Volume
15
Issue
1
Pages
50-59
ISSN
  • 0966-0879 (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-5973
DOI
10.1111/j.1468-5973.2007.00504.x
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707
References
59
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47.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Boin, A., & McConnell, A. (2007). Preparing for Critical Infrastructure Breakdowns: The Limits of Crisis Management and the Need for Resilience. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5973.2007.00504.x

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