Protection of Civilian Infrastructure from Acts of Terrorism (Nato Security through Science Series C:)

ISBN 10: 1402049234 / ISBN 13: 9781402049231

Published by Springer, 2006

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Synopsis:

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Protection of Civilian Infrastructure from Acts of Terrorism, Moscow, Russia, May 27-29, 2004

Synopsis: The NATO-Russia Workshop focuses on the creation of a risk-informed analysis capability for modeling and predicting the behavior of complex infrastructure networks; applying emerging technology to the problems of designing, constructing, monitoring, and operating critical infrastructure systems; and building an understanding of the social, economic, and environmental factors that affect, and are affected by, critical infrastructure. The problem posed by modern, complex infrastructure is that society has become completely dependent on the reliable functioning of these systems, yet, we do not fully understand their systems behavior, which is subject to perturbations by natural hazards and malicious threats. Further, the characteristics of these hazards and threats are changing, driven both by global change and land use, and by changing political conditions. The disruption of the smooth functioning of civil infrastructure has important engineering and public policy implications, as well as social and environmental impacts.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Protection of Civilian Infrastructure from ...
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Like New
Book Type: book