Physical security and environmental protection

"Preface A disaster is a natural or man-made hazard resulting in an event of substantial magnitude causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life, or drastic change to the environment. It can be defined as any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes, floods, cata...

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Main Author Perdikaris, John (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2014]
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781482211955
9781306868051
9781482211948
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xi, 331 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Emergency Management
  • Threat Ensemble, Vulnerability, and Risk Assessments
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection
  • Targeted Violence and Violent Behavior
  • Protection Strategies
  • Management Strategies
  • Contingency Plans
  • Response and Recovery Operations
  • Appendix A: Select Emergency Management Organizations
  • Appendix B: Top 10 Global Disasters Since 1900
  • Appendix C: Select Global Special Operations Teams
  • Appendix D: Select Global Terrorist Organizations.