| Critical Infrastructure: Reliability and Vulnerability Contributor(s): Murray, Alan T. (Editor), Grubesic, Tony (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3642087736 ISBN-13: 9783642087738 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Urban & Regional - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography |
| Dewey: 363.607 |
| Series: Advances in Spatial Science |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.99 lbs) 311 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This text brings together differing geographic perspectives in modeling and analysis in order to highlight infrastructure weaknesses or plan for their protection. Offering new methodological approaches, the book explores the potential consequences of critical infrastructure failure, stemming from both man-made and natural disasters. The approaches employed are wide-ranging, including geographic, economic and social perspectives. |