Protection of civilian infrastructure from acts of terrorism

The NATO-Russia Workshop focuses on the creation of a risk-informed analysis capability for modeling and predicting the behavior of infrastructure networks. This work discusses the disruption of the smooth functioning of civil infrastructure that has important engineering and public policy implicati...

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Corporate Authors: NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Protection of Civilian Infrastructure from Acts of Terrorism Moscow, Russia)
Other Authors: NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Protection of Civilian Infrastructure from Acts of Terrorism, Frolov, K. V., Baecher, Gregory B., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer, ©2006.
Dordrecht : [2006]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 254 pages) : illustrations.
Series: NATO security through science series. Environmental security ; v. 12.
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Table of Contents:
  • OPENING ADDRESS
  • SETTING THE SCENE AND CHARACTERIZING THE THREAT
  • RISK MANAGEMENT IN NATURAL AND SOCIETAL SYSTEMS
  • VULNERABILITY ESTIMATION OF HIGH-RISE STRUCTURES IN CASE OF NON-REGULAR DYNAMIC ACTIONS BY METHODS OF STATISTICAL SIMULATION
  • SETTING THE STAGE: THE VULNERABILITY OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES
  • THE RISK IMPOSED BY FIRE TO BUILDINGS AND HOW TO ADDRESS IT
  • ANALYSIS OF TECHNOGENIC RISKS UNDER TERRORIST IMPACTS
  • VULNERABILITY, RISK ANALYSIS, AND RISK ASSESSMENT
  • PETROLEUM SUPPLY VULNERABILITY DUE TO TERRORISM AT NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS INFRASTRUCTURES
  • LESSONS FROM SAFETY ASSESSMENT, NATURAL DISASTERS AND OTHER HAZARDS
  • LARGE DAMS AND THE TERRORIST THREAT
  • DECONTAMINATION IN THE EVENT OF A CHEMICAL OR RADIOLOGICAL TERRORIST ATTACK
  • MITIGATION AND RESPONSE
  • MITIGATING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM VULNERABILITIES
  • NUCLEAR TERRORISM AND INSURANCE LIABILITY
  • CAPITAL WIRELESS INTEGRATED NETWORK
  • EMERGENCY SERVICES IN HOMELAND SECURITY
  • COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY
  • ON THE POSSIBILITY OF DETECTING EXPLOSIVES BY THE COMBINED USE OF NUCLEAR REACTIONS -(N, N), (N,?), (N, P).