McFarlane, P. and Hills, M. (2013) Developing immunity to flight security risk: prospective benefits from considering aviation security as a socio-technical eco-system. Journal of Transportation Security. 6(3), pp. 221-234. 1938-7741.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Abstract: | Since 9/11, preventing similar terrorist disasters has been the predominant goal of aviation security. Yet, in this paper we seek to explore why it is that despite our increased knowledge of disaster causation - aviation security systems still remain vulnerable to future exploitation by adaptive terrorists and other threat groups. We adopt a novel approach, and present early directions of how we apply the benefits of high level appreciations of socio-technical and biological eco-systems to existing complex aviation transportation security systems. We propose that by approaching aviation security as a complex socio-technical eco-system, it offers an opportunity to think beyond conventional methodologies to improve system performance in a way that, hitherto, would not have been possible. The paper concerns itself with the ability for aviation socio-technical eco-systems to hold the capacity to proactively identify and mitigate pathogenic errors and violations. This narrow view is juxtaposed with identifying methods of reducing error creation ‘before’ they become system vulnerabilities. To address this problem, the paper concludes that a fresh approach, both conceptually and operationally, is required to understand that ‘true’ foresight of latent vulnerabilities can only be achieved by a system which is ‘intelligent’ and ‘self-aware’, in other words to identify and modify hostile pathogens before they are exploited. The development of true foresight in aviation security systems is critical to the prevention of future terrorist attacks. |
| Subjects: |
H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications > HE9761 Air transportation. Airlines. H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology > HV7431 Prevention of crime, methods, etc. H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology > HV6001 Criminology > HV6251 Crimes and offences > HV6432 Terrorism |
| Creators: | McFarlane, Paul and Hills, Mils |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
?? CELS ?? University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Business & Law > Business University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Institute for Logistics, Infrastructure, Supply, Travel and Transport Research Institutes > Institute of Logistics, Infrastructure, Supply & Transport Faculties > Faculty of Business & Law > International Strategy & Business |
| Date: | September 2013 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Page Range: | pp. 221-234 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Transportation Security |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12198-013-0113-3 |
| ISSN: | 1938-7741 |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/5251 |
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