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Securing transportation systems / edited by Simon Hakim, Gila Albert, Yoram Shiftan.

Contributor(s): Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2018Edition: [Enhanced Credo edition]Description: 1 online resource (27 entries) : 48 images ; digital filesContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781786848888
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 363.28/7 23
LOC classification:
  • HE194 .S424 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
Contributors list -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Introduction / Gila Albert, Erwin A. Blackstone, Simon Hakim, and Yoram Shiftan -- Section I. Motivation and challenges: 2. Terrorist targeting of public transportation: ideology and tactics / Shmuel Bar; 3. On the rationality and optimality of transportation networks defense: a network centrality approach / Yaniv Altshuler, Rami Puzis, Yuval Elovici, Shlomo Bekhor, and Alex (Sandy) Pentland; 4. Adaptive resilience and critical infrastructure security: emergent challenges for transportation and cyberphysical infrastructure / Corri Zoli and Laura J. Steinberg; 5. Travelers' perceptions of security for long-distance travel: an exploratory Italian study / Eva Valeri, Amanda Stathopoulos, and Edoardo Marcucci; 6. Securing transportation systems from radiological threats / Eric P. Rubenstein, Gordon A. Drukier, and Peter Zimmerman; 7. Protecting transportation infrastructure against radiological threat / Ilan Yaar, Itzhak Halevy, Zvi Berenstein, and Avi Sharon --
Section II. Security consideration for modes of transportation: 8. Securing public transit systems / Martin Wachs, Camille N.Y. Fink, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, and Brian D. Taylor; 9. Railroad infrastructure: protecting an increasingly vulnerable asset / Jeremy F. Plant and Richard R. Young; 10. Freight railroad security: a case study of post-9/11 effectiveness / Roland D. Pandolfi, Jr.; 11. Cost-effective airport security policy / Robert W. Poole, Jr.; 12. Seaport operations and security / Willard Price and Ali Hashemi; 13. Pathologies of privatization in the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program / Benjamin Inman and John C. Morris; 14. Traveler's security perceptions and port choices / Amalia Polydoropoulou and Athena Tsirimpa; 15. Pipeline security / Luca Talarico, Kenneth Sörensen, Genserik Reniers, and Johan Springael -- Section III. The role of transportation in evacuation: 16. Evacuation from disaster zones: lessons from recent disasters in Australia and Japan / Daniel Baldwin Hess and Christina M. Farrell; 17. Evacuation planning and preparedness in the aftermath of Katrina, Rita, Irene, and Sandy: Lessons Learned / David S. Heller; 18. Rural evacuation and public transportation / Jaydeep Chaudhari, Zhirui Ye, and Dhrumil Patel.
Abstract: Addresses a variety of challenges and solutions within the transportation security sphere in order to protect our transportation systems.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Ebook Ebook NMC Library Credo Reference Online HE194 .S424 2016 EBOOK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available online - NMC Login required 518595

Includes bibliographical references.

Contributors list -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Introduction / Gila Albert, Erwin A. Blackstone, Simon Hakim, and Yoram Shiftan -- Section I. Motivation and challenges: 2. Terrorist targeting of public transportation: ideology and tactics / Shmuel Bar; 3. On the rationality and optimality of transportation networks defense: a network centrality approach / Yaniv Altshuler, Rami Puzis, Yuval Elovici, Shlomo Bekhor, and Alex (Sandy) Pentland; 4. Adaptive resilience and critical infrastructure security: emergent challenges for transportation and cyberphysical infrastructure / Corri Zoli and Laura J. Steinberg; 5. Travelers' perceptions of security for long-distance travel: an exploratory Italian study / Eva Valeri, Amanda Stathopoulos, and Edoardo Marcucci; 6. Securing transportation systems from radiological threats / Eric P. Rubenstein, Gordon A. Drukier, and Peter Zimmerman; 7. Protecting transportation infrastructure against radiological threat / Ilan Yaar, Itzhak Halevy, Zvi Berenstein, and Avi Sharon --

Section II. Security consideration for modes of transportation: 8. Securing public transit systems / Martin Wachs, Camille N.Y. Fink, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, and Brian D. Taylor; 9. Railroad infrastructure: protecting an increasingly vulnerable asset / Jeremy F. Plant and Richard R. Young; 10. Freight railroad security: a case study of post-9/11 effectiveness / Roland D. Pandolfi, Jr.; 11. Cost-effective airport security policy / Robert W. Poole, Jr.; 12. Seaport operations and security / Willard Price and Ali Hashemi; 13. Pathologies of privatization in the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program / Benjamin Inman and John C. Morris; 14. Traveler's security perceptions and port choices / Amalia Polydoropoulou and Athena Tsirimpa; 15. Pipeline security / Luca Talarico, Kenneth Sörensen, Genserik Reniers, and Johan Springael -- Section III. The role of transportation in evacuation: 16. Evacuation from disaster zones: lessons from recent disasters in Australia and Japan / Daniel Baldwin Hess and Christina M. Farrell; 17. Evacuation planning and preparedness in the aftermath of Katrina, Rita, Irene, and Sandy: Lessons Learned / David S. Heller; 18. Rural evacuation and public transportation / Jaydeep Chaudhari, Zhirui Ye, and Dhrumil Patel.

Addresses a variety of challenges and solutions within the transportation security sphere in order to protect our transportation systems.

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