Resilience of cities to terrorist and other threats : learning from 9/11 and further research issues / edited by Hans J. Pasman and Igor A. Kirillov.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Pasman, H. J.

Kirillov, Igor A. (Igor Alexandrovich)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Public Diplomacy Division.

Conference Name:

NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Urban Structures Resilience Under Multi-Hazard Threats : Lessons of 9/11 and Research Issues For Future Work (2007 : Moscow, Russia)

Series:

NATO science for peace and security series. Environmental security 1871-4668 Series C,

NATO science for peace and security series. Series C, Environmental security, 1871-4668

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency management--Congresses.

Emergency management.

Civil defense readiness--Congresses.

Civil defense readiness.

City planning--Safety measures--Congresses.

City planning.

Buildings--Protection--Congresses.

Buildings.

City dwellers--Protection--Congresses.

City dwellers.

Buildings--Protection.

City planning--Safety measures.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xiii, 545 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer, [2008]

Summary:

Cities can become a focus of terror. To counter this measures have to be taken. This book presents an overview of threats and measures based on a NATO advanced research workshop. This is a highly topical subject and the book contains some unique contributions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Urban Structures Resilience Under Multi-Hazard Threats : Lessons of 9/11 and Research Issues For Future Work, Moscow, Russia, 16 July-18 July 2007"--T.p. verso.

"Published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division."

ISBN:

9781402084874

1402084870

1402084889

9781402084881

OCLC:

226281083