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For the first time, more than 50% of the world’s population live in urban areas. In 1950, 30% of people were urban dwellers; by 2050 this figure is to rise to 70%. This trend brings with it increased security and safety threats in urban areas. The increased risk of catastrophic events, whether accidental or deliberate, or by way of natural disasters, means there is now more so than ever before, a need to ensure the resilience of our cities. Large scale urban built infrastructure is a critical node within the intertwined networks of urban areas, which include not only physical components, but also integrated hardware and software aspects. To date, a comprehensive and holistic approach to improve the resilience and security of large scale urban developments against attacks and disruptions, has not been developed thoroughly. The background to this paper comes from a forthcoming EUFP7 project, entitled HARMONISE.
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Hynes, W., Purcell, S.M. (2012). Security for Critical Infrastructure and Urban Areas: A Holistic Approach to Urban Safety, Security and Resilience. In: Aschenbruck, N., Martini, P., Meier, M., Tölle, J. (eds) Future Security. Future Security 2012. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 318. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33161-9_23
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