Educating Engineers for Resilience

Author(s): Benjamin Scharte
Series Editor(s): John Thompson
Series: CSS Policy Perspectives
Volume: 7
Issue: 3
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2019
Publication Place: Zurich

In this CSS Policy Perspective, Educating Engineers for Resilience, Benjamin Scharte argues that critical infrastructures are becoming more complex and interdependent, which in turn is increasing their vulnerability. The resilience of these systems against disruption and failure is thus crucial. According to the author, engineers can help increase critical infrastructure resilience if they acknowledge the complexity and socio-technical nature of such infrastructure. To help bring this about, engineering studies should include technological aspects, but also address findings from the social sciences on topics such as normative issues or proper communication.

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