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− | {{definition|Capacity is a | + | {{definition|Capacity in general terms is the ability of an entity (person or organization) to produce a “quantity” of output(s) over a defined period of time using an appropriate metric. <ref>[https://www.first.org/education/csirt_service-framework_v1.1 FIRST CSIRT Framework Version 1.1]</ref>}}Within the context of FIRST's CSIRT framework, capacity is generally used to express the quantity of output(s) that can be delivered by a particular service over a period of time, and in some cases with indication of the number of clients/requests that can be serviced concurrently, where relevant. Capacity measures “How much” can be delivered, e.g. how many malware samples can be analyzed in a given time. <br /><br/> |
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{{definition|Capacity is an ‘absolute’ measure of the robustness of Systems, Structures and Components (SSCs) subjected to a particular [[threat]] that can include physical, operational and administrative attributes. <ref>[https://www-ns.iaea.org/downloads/security/nuclear-security-series-glossary-v1-3.pdf IAEA - Nuclear Security Series Glossary Version 1.3 (November 2015)]</ref>}}Capacity is defined relative to a specific metric. <br/><br/> | {{definition|Capacity is an ‘absolute’ measure of the robustness of Systems, Structures and Components (SSCs) subjected to a particular [[threat]] that can include physical, operational and administrative attributes. <ref>[https://www-ns.iaea.org/downloads/security/nuclear-security-series-glossary-v1-3.pdf IAEA - Nuclear Security Series Glossary Version 1.3 (November 2015)]</ref>}}Capacity is defined relative to a specific metric. <br/><br/> |
Revision as of 00:58, 3 August 2017
Capacity is often used in an interchangeable way with Capability.
Contents
Definitions
European Definitions
ENTSO-E
ENTSOG
EU JRC
Other International Definitions
FIRST.org
Within the context of FIRST's CSIRT framework, capacity is generally used to express the quantity of output(s) that can be delivered by a particular service over a period of time, and in some cases with indication of the number of clients/requests that can be serviced concurrently, where relevant. Capacity measures “How much” can be delivered, e.g. how many malware samples can be analyzed in a given time.
IAEA
Capacity is defined relative to a specific metric.
OECD
UNDP
UNISDR/IPCC
National Definitions
Romania
Saint Lucia
Switzerland
United Kingdom (UK)
United States
Center for Disease Control
Standard Definition
ISO 22300:2012(en)
Note: Capacity can include physical, institutional, social, or economic means as well as skilled personnel or attributes such as leadership and management.
Other Definitions
CARICOM
Capacity may include infrastructure and physical means, institutions, societal coping abilities, as well as human knowledge, skills and collective attributes such as social relationships, leadership and management. Capacity also may be described as capability. Capacity assessment is a term for the process by which the capacity of a group is reviewed against desired goals, and the capacity gaps are identified for further action (UNISDR, 2009).
ICDRM/GWU
Academic Studies
The Aspin Institute
Chaskin (2001)
See also
- Capacity Building
- Capability
- Civil Protection
- Crisis
- Emergency Management
- S. Merino, I. de los RÃos Carmenado, Capacity Building in Development Projects, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 46, 2012, Pages 960-967, ISSN 1877-0428 [28],[29]
Notes
- ↑ Index ENTSO-E Glossary of Terms
- ↑ ENTSOG Glossary of Terms
- ↑ Definition of an assessment framework for projects of common interest in the field of smart grids, 2014
- ↑ FIRST CSIRT Framework Version 1.1
- ↑ IAEA - Nuclear Security Series Glossary Version 1.3 (November 2015)
- ↑ ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: KEY TERMS, E. Levina and D. Terpak, OECD (2006) - derived from (UN/ISDR, 2004)
- ↑ CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT: A UNDP PRIMER
- ↑ How to Prepare an UNDAF: Part (II), UN Development Group
- ↑ 2009 UNISDR Terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction
- ↑ UNISDR glossary
- ↑ UNISDR glossary
- ↑ UNISDR glossary
- ↑ UNISDR glossary
- ↑ UNISDR glossary in Bahasa
- ↑ UNISDR glossary in Malay
- ↑ GLOSAR de termeni din domeniul ordinii şi siguranţei publice, MINISTERUL ADMINISTRAŢIEI ŞI INTERNELOR DIRECŢIA GENERALĂ ORGANIZARE, PLANIFICARE MISIUNI ŞI RESURSE
- ↑ Disaster Risk Reduction Country Profile for Saint Lucia: August 2012
- ↑ Swiss Electricity Glossary
- ↑ Swissgrid glossary
- ↑ The National Adaptation Programme: Making the country resilient to a changing climate, UK Government (2013)
- ↑ OFGEM Glossary
- ↑ CDC Drinking water advisory communication toolbox
- ↑ ISO 22300:2012(en) Societal security — Terminology
- ↑ Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Regional Comprehensive Disaster Management Strategy and Results Framework 2014-2024
- ↑ ICDRM/GWU Emergency Management Glossary of Terms. The Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management (ICDRM) at the George Washington University, Washington DC.
- ↑ MEASURING COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING, The Aspen Institute
- ↑ Chaskin (2001)
- ↑ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.05.231
- ↑ Article