ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) just published a report, Guiding Principles for the Nation's Critical Infrastructure. The purpose of the guide was to outline key attributes for "successful, safe, resilient, and sustainable critical infrastructure systems". The ultimate goal is to protect public safety, health and welfare to "prevent infrastructure disasters, such as levee breaks in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis."
ASCE's website lists four fundamental guiding principles for the Nation's critical infrastructure systems:
1. Quantifying, communicating, and managing risk.
2. Exercising sound leadership, management, and stewardship in decision-making processes.
3. Employing an integrated systems approach.
4. Adapting critical infrastructure in response to dynamic conditions and practice.
The final 42-page report is available for download from ASCE's website: http://content.asce.org/files/pdf/GuidingPrinciplesFinalReport.pdf
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