The participatory modelling approach for defining and evaluating the Critical Infrastructure effects in Cork, Ireland was based on CIrcle. The CIrcle approach comprises a set of workshops to support the process of knowledge co-creation among critical infrastructure (CI) operators and other relevant stakeholders. Expert knowledge is gathered in a participatory way about the vulnerability of the CI to floods, their interdependencies and cascading effects with one another. Through this process the stakeholders build their awareness and learn from each other about risk management measures and possible means for cooperation.
During the workshops the CIrcle tool is utilized to collect and visualise this information. Hazard maps, exposure data and maps are collected and used as input for the workshop to support the knowledge co-creation process. Animations from previous Circle sessions are sometimes shown as examples if there nothing else available. The typical output of a workshop is a visualisation from the CIrcle tool and an animation which uses the knowledge rules gathered in the session to show the cascading effects. Read more
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