HARCI-EU, a harmonized gridded dataset of critical infrastructures in Europe for large-scale risk assessments.

ABSTRACT: Critical infrastructures (CIs) are assets, systems, or parts thereof that are essential for the maintenance of socioeconomic functions, health, safety and well-being of people. The exposure of CIs to natural and man-made hazards poses a risk to the economy and society. The spatial distribution of CIs and their economic value are a prerequisite for quantifying risk and planning suitable protection and adaptation measures. However, the incompleteness and inconsistency of existing information on CIs hamper their integration into large-scale risk frameworks. We present here the 'HARmonized grids of Critical Infrastructures in EUrope' (HARCI-EU) dataset. It represents major CIs in the transport, energy, industry and social sectors at 1 km² expressed in sector-specific, economically-r

SUBMITTER: Batista E Silva F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6639405 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature