UID:
edocfu_9959237817402883
Format:
1 online resource (216 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-4416-1664-0
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1-60750-422-7
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600-00-1489-9
Series Statement:
NATO science for peace and security. Series E, Human and societal dynamics, v. 54
Content:
Even a cursory review of the numerous hijacking, train and bus bombings can establish beyond doubt that transport systems are particularly vulnerable targets of terrorist attack. This book intends to offer the groundwork for a theoretical and practical understanding of the issues that surround transportation security against terrorism.
Note:
Conference proceedings.
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Title page; Preface; Contents; Introduction; Understanding the Roots of Terrorism: An Evaluation of Its Origins and Future; Terrorism, Mobility and Transportation Security; Terrorist Attacks as a Social Problem; Modeling Homeland Security Transportation Including Critical Infrastructures; Space-Time Measures of Transportation Vulnerability; Maritime Transportation Security Against Terrorism and Human Smuggling; The Universal Legal Regime Against Terrorism - The Role of the United Nations; EU Measures on Transportation Security Against Terrorism
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Legal Framework for Defending Transport Networks Against Terrorist AttackTerrorism Risk for Public Transportation Systems; Cyber-Attacks Against Transportation Infrastructure; Traffic Management Challenges in Terrorist Attacks: Evacuations in Chemical/Hazardous Material Spills and Emergency Operations; Planning Board for Inland Surface Transport (PBIST) Activities on IST Security; Conclusions: What Terrorist Attacks on Transportation Systems Tell Us About the New World Order; Author Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-58603-997-0
Language:
English
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