Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 8
Assessing Vulnerabilities
James Peerenboom and Ron Fisher
Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................166
Vulnerability Assessment ...................................................................................166
Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources .....................................................168
Agriculture and Food ...............................................................................169
Banking and Finance................................................................................169
Chemical..................................................................................................169
Commercial .............................................................................................169
Communications .....................................................................................169
Critical Manufacturing.............................................................................170
Dams .......................................................................................................170
Defense Industrial Base ............................................................................170
Emergency Services ..................................................................................170
Energy......................................................................................................171
Government Facilities ..............................................................................171
Healthcare and Public Health...................................................................171
Information Technology...........................................................................171
National Monuments and Icons ...............................................................172
Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste ....................................................172
Postal and Shipping..................................................................................172
Transportation Systems ............................................................................173
Water .......................................................................................................173
Methodological Approaches to Vulnerability Assessment ...................................173
Checklist ......................................................................................................173
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