Infrastructure Resilience: Definition, calculation, application

In this paper an attempt is made to define regional and infrastructure resilience in probabilistic terms, as all the parameters which describe resilience quantitatively, are random. This multidisciplinary and multifaceted approach is then applied to regional critical and strategic infrastructures of different nature. It is then shown how to use the concept of quantitative resilience in design, operation and mitigation of the consequences of a natural disaster, and how to assess and manage regional risk.