Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2018, 20(2):62-67 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2018.2.62-67

Societal Vulnerability to Impacts of Extreme Weather Events on Land Transport Infrastructure Societal Vulnerability to Impacts

Maria Luskova1, Michal Titko2, Alan O'Connor3
1 Department of Technical Sciences and Informatics, Faculty of Security Engineering, University of Zilina, Slovakia
2 Department of Crisis Management, Faculty of Security Engineering, University of Zilina, Slovakia
3 Department of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

The paper is focused on understanding how failure of land transport infrastructure leads to societal vulnerability. It presents the multilevel approach to societal vulnerability measuring. The level of the societal vulnerability is expressed through the Vulnerability Index, which is calculated based on the vulnerability indicators. Identification and selection of those indicators are based on definition of vulnerability as a function of exposure, susceptibility to change and capacity to adapt to that change.

Keywords: societal vulnerability; transportation; critical infrastructure

Published: June 30, 2018  Show citation

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Luskova, M., Titko, M., & O'Connor, A. (2018). Societal Vulnerability to Impacts of Extreme Weather Events on Land Transport Infrastructure Societal Vulnerability to Impacts. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 20(2), 62-67. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2018.2.62-67
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