Characteristics of disruptions and their categorisation
| Characteristic | Supporting literature |
|---|---|
| 1. Preparation | |
| Element of surprise or detectability | Ergun et al. (2010) and Norrman and Jansson (2004) |
| Probability | Berle et al. (2011) and Lam and Su (2015) |
| 2. Disruptive event | |
| Cause | Macdonald and Corsi (2013) and Urciuoli et al. (2014) |
| Duration | Macdonald and Corsi (2013) and Urciuoli et al. (2014) |
| Intensity | Rogerson et al. (2022) and Verschuur et al. (2020) |
| Magnitude | Dirzka and Acciaro (2022) and Macdonald and Corsi (2013) |
| Location of disruption, including geographical spread | Craighead et al. (2007), Rogerson et al. (2022) and Verschuur et al. (2020) |
| Criticality (i.e. node, network and link) | Craighead et al. (2007) and Wieland et al. (2023) |
| 3. Impact | |
| Time to effects | Chang (2000) |
| Uncertainty | Hughes et al. (2022) and Gunessee and Subramanian (2020) |
| Severity | Hughes et al. (2022) and Macdonald and Corsi (2013) |
| Propagation | Scheibe and Blackhurst (2018) and Verschuur et al. (2021, 2022) |
| Characteristic | Supporting literature |
|---|---|
| Element of surprise or detectability | |
| Probability | |
| Cause | |
| Duration | |
| Intensity | |
| Magnitude | |
| Location of disruption, including geographical spread | |
| Criticality (i.e. node, network and link) | |
| Time to effects | |
| Uncertainty | |
| Severity | |
| Propagation | |
Source(s): Table by authors