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Bullock, Haddow, and Coppola have set the standard for homeland security textbooks, and they follow up best-selling third edition with this substantially improved version. As with its predecessor, the book clearly delineates the bedrock principles of preparing for, mitigating, managing, and recoveri...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bullock, Jane A.
Other Authors: Haddow, George D., Coppola, Damon P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boston, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, �2012.
Edition:4th ed.
Subjects:
Terrorism > Prevention > Government policy > United States.
National security > United States.
Civil defense > United States.
Emergency management > United States.
Terrorisme > Pr�evention > Politique gouvernementale > �Etats-Unis.
Civil defense
Emergency management
National security
Terrorism > Prevention > Government policy
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Homeland security: the concept, the organization
  • Historic overview of the terrorist threat
  • Hazards
  • Governmental homeland security structures
  • Intelligence and counterterrorism
  • Border security, immigration, and customs enforcement
  • Transportation safety and security
  • Cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection
  • All-hazards emergency response and recovery
  • Mitigation, prevention, and preparedness
  • Communications
  • Science and technology
  • The future of homeland security.

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