| Critical Infrastructure: Reliability and Vulnerability 2007 Edition Contributor(s): Murray, Alan T. (Editor), Grubesic, Tony (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3540680551 ISBN-13: 9783540680550 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: This text brings together differing geographic perspectives in modeling and analysis in order to highlight infrastructure weaknesses or plan for their protection. International scholars, from a variety of disciplines a " geography, regional science, planning, public policy, operations research, mathematics, computer science, engineering and transportation - offer varying perspectives on this subject. This text is an important contribution offering synthesis and new methodological approaches. The purpose of this volume is to explore the potential consequences of critical infrastructure failure, stemming from both man-made (e.g., terrorist attacks) and natural disasters (earthquakes, hurricanes, etc.). The approaches employed are wide-ranging, including geographic, economic and social perspectives on critical infrastructure issues. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Urban & Regional - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography |
| Dewey: 363.607 |
| LCCN: 2007921531 |
| Series: Advances in Spatial Sciences (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.38 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. |