Riitta Molarius1, Pekka Tuomaala1, Kalevi Piira1, Minna Räikkönen1, Christoph Aubrecht2, Maria Polese3, Giulio Zuccaro3,4, KaroliinaPilli-Sihvola5, Kalev Ranna
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.109-110, No.2, pp. 131-158, 2015, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2015.109.131
Abstract In northern regions, society can be seriously interrupted by a prolonged electricity network blackout due to a winter storm that cuts off power, communication and road networks. Due to hard winter weather it is essential to enhance the resilience of society to avoid danger to life. This can be achieved by developing new models to enhance preparedness for coming disaster events and to support rescue and other authorities to focus their resources on the most vulnerable targets in actual cases of emergencies. This paper presents a part of the results of activities performed within the… More >