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Networks often have two juxtaposed characteristics, one vulnerability, and the other redundancy/ resilience. Vulnerability in a sense that even a single or few weak links or blockages may interrupt the functionality of the network. Redundancy/ resilience because, due to multiple nodes and links, in case of disruption there might be multiple alternate paths that exist to continue the intended process.
Say if we visualize the transportation system as a network,
if there is a missing link or persistent blockage (obstruction) in the bicycle
route it may deter users to use bicycles altogether. This is an example of
vulnerability. On the other hand, if your vehicle malfunctions at a certain
place, you can always switch to an alternate parallel transportation mode like
public transport. That is an example of redundancy within the same network of
the transportation system.
Let’s take a case of business as a network. If there is a
missing link or continued blockage in the supply chain, for instance, due to
logistics infrastructure under-capacity, it may disrupt a business or even
prompt some businesses to close down their operations. This is an example of
vulnerability. On the other hand, if there is a policy change for instance that
makes it impossible for a traditional business to serve a particular client
base, in that case, the same business may either choose to serve a different
market or mutate its business to offer another kind of product or service,
using same logistics and supply chain. This is an example of redundancy.
We also see this juxtaposition at the societal level, if we
consider society as a network. For instance, once the traditional rural fabric
grows bigger to become a town and once the urban boundary is drawn, it tends to
disrupt the social fabric on both sides of the urban-rural border. But using
the same residual network, society on both sides of the border adapts to new
socio-economic order within the newly established identity. i.e., the mutation
in economic activities and readjustments in social characteristics.
If we acknowledge the dyadic nature and potential of the
network from the very beginning, we may be able to plan better, may be able to
plan in advance, we may be able to minimize vulnerability, and leverage
redundancy, possibly through scenario building.
Author: Anoop Jha
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