Figure 11.2 shows quick and slow possible responses to disturbances. Generally,
the system behaves in one of these ways, because most likely, it has been designed,
on purpose, to do so, and not just by chance. Broadly speaking, (Handmer and
Table 11.1 List of infrastructure assets
Sr. No
Infrastructure asset
Sr. No
Infrastructure asset
1
Agriculture and food
12
Government facilities
2
Airport
13
Industrial base
3
Banking
14
Information technology
4
Chemical
15
Materials, and waste
5
Commercial facilities
16
National monuments and icons
6
Communications
17
Nuclear reactors
7
Critical manufacturing
18
Postal and shipping
8
Dams, emergency services
19
Public health and healthcare
9
Defence
20
Seaport/harbour
10
Drinking water and water treatment
21
Transportation systems
11
Energy
Technical
Political
Environmental
Ecological
Economical
Legal
Social
Organizational
Fig. 11.5 Sectors where system resilience may be important
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