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CSG: Towards CSI Research

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Critical Space Infrastructures

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This chapter is developed with an inside out and forward-looking view of governance for the current topic: ‘critical space infrastructure’. The need and utility of CSG field are provided. The nature and definition of CSG are explored. Applicability of CSG to the design, execution, and development of governance functions is explored. As part of this exploration advantages, limitations, and challenges brought by CSG to practitioners and the practices for governing complex systems are suggested. Implications of CSG development to enhance practice are examined. The chapter closes with some concluding thoughts and several exercises that serve to underscore central concepts tenets of present research. Explorations in this chapter includes several vignettes and scenarios that serve to demonstrate the utility and contributions offered by CSG.

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  1. Romanian Association for Space Technology and Industry, Bucharest, Romania

    Alexandru Georgescu

  2. Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA

    Adrian V. Gheorghe

  3. Research and Development, Romanian Space Agency, Bucharest, Romania

    Marius-Ioan Piso

  4. Informatics and Engineering Systems, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC, USA

    Polinpapilinho F. Katina

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Georgescu, A., Gheorghe, A.V., Piso, MI., Katina, P.F. (2019). CSG: Towards CSI Research. In: Critical Space Infrastructures. Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, vol 36. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12604-9_13

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