Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2016, 18(2):163-169 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2016.2.163-169

Critical Infrastructure Designation in European Union Countries: Implementation of Systems Approach

Petr Novotny1, Jiri Markuci1, David Rehak1, Ibrahim Almarzouqi2, Lucia Janusova3
1 Department of Civil Protection, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
2 Department of Geography and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
3 Department of Technical Sciences and Informatics, Faculty of Security Engineering, University of Zilina, Slovakia

The contribution deals with the issue of designating critical infrastructure elements in European Union Countries. Based on approach analysis in selected countries, where sufficient attention is paid to the area of critical infrastructure, the aim of the article is to propose a systems approach to critical infrastructure designation. The aim is determined by the fact that a significant number of EU countries do not currently apply the systems approach and designating of elements is realized via sectors approach, i.e. without taking possible bonds with other sectors into consideration. Therefore, using the systems approach may be a solution to realizing further necessary steps in the area of critical infrastructure protection, for example complementing the issue of resilience and modelling dependences in the area of critical infrastructure.

Keywords: critical infrastructure; designation; systems approach; European Union

Published: April 30, 2016  Show citation

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Novotny, P., Markuci, J., Rehak, D., Almarzouqi, I., & Janusova, L. (2016). Critical Infrastructure Designation in European Union Countries: Implementation of Systems Approach. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 18(2), 163-169. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2016.2.163-169
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