Security and safety in Los Angeles high-rise buildings after 9/11
In the wake of September 11 this text identifies generic terrorism threats to, and practices used to safeguard, high-rise buildings in Los Angeles and elsewhere. It discusses potential responses after an event and suggests preparations that local government and the private sector could take.
| Other Authors: | Archibald, Rae W., Public Safety and Justice Program (Rand Corporation), Building Owners & Managers Association of Greater Los Angeles. |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Monica, CA :
Rand,
2002.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (73 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series: |
Documented briefing (Rand Corporation) ;
DB-381-BOMA. |
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| Summary: |
In the wake of September 11 this text identifies generic terrorism threats to, and practices used to safeguard, high-rise buildings in Los Angeles and elsewhere. It discusses potential responses after an event and suggests preparations that local government and the private sector could take. |
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| Item Description: |
"Prepared for the Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Los Angeles (BOMA); RAND Public Safety and Justice." "DB-381-BOMA"--Page 4 of cover. Includes bibliographical references. Open access Unrestricted online access star. In the wake of September 11 this text identifies generic terrorism threats to, and practices used to safeguard, high-rise buildings in Los Angeles and elsewhere. It discusses potential responses after an event and suggests preparations that local government and the private sector could take. Preliminaries; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Determining Threats and Vulnerabilities; The Risk Reduction Matrix; A Layered Approach; Understanding Existing Security Practices and Technologies; A Context for Existing Security Measures; Lessons Learned from 9/11; Best Practices: Chicago; Indirect Costs of Security; Key Planning Considerations for Los Angeles High-Rise Buildings; Potential Roles for Government; Recommendations for Los Angeles. Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL. Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL. English. Colorado Mountain College - E-book Collection / Ebsco. Colorado Mountain College - E-book Collection / Ebsco Academic. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (73 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
0833033697 9780833033697 |
| Access: |
Open access |