Simple Critical Infrastructure Maps by Vinay Gupta
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2018 3:26 pm
In light of the recent discussions on the IPCC Report and Deep Adaptation, I want to draw your attention to some of the work of Vinay Gupta. He has worked in crisis zones around the world and has developed a tool for identifying critical failure points for the survival of individuals, groups, organizations and nation states. He calls the tool Simple Critical Infrastructure Maps (SCIM).
At the individual level he identifies six ways to die: too hot, too cold, too hungry, too thirsty, too injured and too sick. The first two are covered by shelter, the second two are covered by supplies and the last two are covered by security.
Critical elements for groups to survive are: communications, gathering space, transportion and resouce control.
For organizations to survive, they need at least: a shared map, a shared plan and a shared succession model.
For nation states the list is: jurisdiction, citizens, territory, effective organizations and international recognition.
The Integrated Needs Analysis Matrix then has the critical elements for individuals, groups, organizations and nation states on one axis and on the other axis where these needs are met, going from individual over household and city to region and world. The matrix for a typical developed world nation for example shows quite clearly the heavy dependency on energy.
A PDF explaining the tool in more detail can be found here.
I highly recommend watching a video where Vinay Gupta talks about his work with the slides from a similar talk.
At the individual level he identifies six ways to die: too hot, too cold, too hungry, too thirsty, too injured and too sick. The first two are covered by shelter, the second two are covered by supplies and the last two are covered by security.
Critical elements for groups to survive are: communications, gathering space, transportion and resouce control.
For organizations to survive, they need at least: a shared map, a shared plan and a shared succession model.
For nation states the list is: jurisdiction, citizens, territory, effective organizations and international recognition.
The Integrated Needs Analysis Matrix then has the critical elements for individuals, groups, organizations and nation states on one axis and on the other axis where these needs are met, going from individual over household and city to region and world. The matrix for a typical developed world nation for example shows quite clearly the heavy dependency on energy.
A PDF explaining the tool in more detail can be found here.
I highly recommend watching a video where Vinay Gupta talks about his work with the slides from a similar talk.