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The geographical dimensions of terrorism /

Undertaken as part of the National Science Foundation's call for research associated with the 9/11 terrorist attacks, this volume contains research that addresses the immediate role and utility of geographical information and technologies in emergency management. It also initiates an on-going p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Cutter, Susan L., Richardson, Douglas, 1950-, Wilbanks, Thomas J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Changing landscape of fear / Susan L. Cutter, Douglas B. Richardson, Thomas J. Wilbanks
  • Public health, law enforcement, and hazards management / Deborah S.K. Thomas
  • Urban vulnerability to terrorism as hazard / James K. Mitchell
  • Emergency preparedness and response, lessons learned from 9-11 / Gerald E. Galloway
  • Transborder disaster management / Richard Wright, Paul Ganster, David Dow
  • Space of terror / Alexander B. Murphy
  • Geographies of inclusion/exclusion / Colin Flint
  • Drug production, commerce, and terrorism / Kent Mathewson, Michael Steinberg
  • Insurrections / Marilyn Silberfein
  • Need for a national spatial data infrastructure / Mike Tatt
  • Remote sensing imagery for emergency management / Andrew J. Bruzewicz
  • Geospatial data in emergencies / Michael F. Goodchild
  • Data modeling for emergencies / Michael F. Goodchild
  • Intelligent emergency response systems / Mei-Po Kwan
  • Geographic management systems for homeland security / Frederick Abler, Douglas B. Richardson
  • Critical infrastructure / John A. Kelmelis, Scott A. Loomer
  • Energy systems and infrastructures / Thomas J. Wilbanks
  • Transportation and communication lifelines disruption / Harvey J. Miller
  • Economic assessment of unexpected events / Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, Yasuhide Okuyama
  • Estimating populations at risk / Jerome E. Dobson
  • Recreating secure spaces / Ray J. Dezzani, T.R. Lakshmanan
  • Understanding biological warfare / Arthur Getis
  • Bioweaponry and agroterrorism / Lisa M. Butler Harrington
  • Spatial surveillance of and response to biological threats / Marilyn O. Ruiz
  • Openness versus security of geographic information / Harlan Onsrud
  • Geosecurity / William B. Wood
  • Research and action agenda / Susan L. Cutter, Douglas B. Richardson, Thomas J. Wilbanks.