Title :
Infrastructure Protection in the Ancient World
Author_Institution :
Idaho Nat. Lab., Fremont, ID
Abstract :
This paper provides lessons learned from ancient Roman attempts to protect the aqueduct, which was considered one of their most critical infrastructures. It also offers an analogy to modern day efforts in securing our own critical infrastructures, particularly the United States´ electric power grid.
Keywords :
power grids; power system protection; United States; ancient Roman; aqueduct; electric power grid; infrastructure protection; Cities and towns; Government; Laboratories; Power engineering and energy; Power system protection; Power systems; Roads; Security; Water pollution; Water storage;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 2009. HICSS '09. 42nd Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Big Island, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3450-3
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.2009.260