Transportation security against terrorism / edited by Mete Tahmisoğlu and Çinar Özen.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Tahmisoğlu, Mete.

Özen, Cinar.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Public Diplomacy Division.

Conference Name:

NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Transportation Security Measures to Counter Terrorism (2008 : Ankara, Turkey)

Series:

NATO Science for Peace and Security Series E: Human and Societal Dynamics, v. 54

NATO science for peace and security. Series E, Human and societal dynamics, 1874-6276 ; v. 54

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transportation--Safety measures--Congresses.

Transportation.

Transportation--Security measures--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : IOS ; Lancaster : Gazelle (distributor), 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

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

Notes:

Conference proceedings.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4416-1664-0

1-60750-422-7

600-00-1489-9

OCLC:

491256999