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Managing Critical Infrastructure Risks Decision Tools and Applications for Port Security

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ISBN-10: 1402063830

ISBN-13: 9781402063831

Edition: 2007

Authors: Igor Linkov, Richard J. Wenning, Gregory A. Kiker

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The increasing complexity of societal change in response to the new global economy requires an enhanced capacity for scientific assessment and monitoring, particularly of critical infrastructure such as ports and harbors. Public pressure for decision transparency in government and corporations drives the need for a new framework for thinking about globalization and the prioritization of social and corporate values that reaches beyond the realms of economics, world trade, and corporate management to include environmental protection and social goals. Establishing, maintaining, and enhancing a sense of security and vulnerability in areas around critical infrastructure will require: 1.…    
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Book details

List price: $219.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication date: 9/17/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 488
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 0.42" tall
Weight: 4.268
Language: English

Preface
Acknowledgements
Overview of Critical Infrastructure and Environmental Security
Understanding Environmental Security at Ports and Harbors
A Brief Analysis of Threats and Vulnerabilities in the Maritime Domain
Environmental and Human Security in the Mediterranean: New Threats and Policy for Reducing Vulnerability
Port Critical Infrastructure and Management Frameworks
Protection of Hazardous Installations and Critical Infrastructures Complementarity of Safety and Security Approaches: Application of the Aramis Methodology
Applying Risk Assessment to Secure the Containerized Supply Chain
Transportation of Dangerous Goods: A Challenge for Risk Analysts and Risk Managers
Lifeline Earthquake Vulnerability Assessment: A Systemic Approach
A Network Security Architecture Using the Zachman Framework
Ecological Risks in Harbors and Coastal Areas
Conceptual Frameworks to Balance Ecosystem and Security Goals
Invasive Species: A Real, but Largely Ignored Threat to Environmental Security
Evaluating Risks from Contaminated Sediments at Industrial Ports and Harbors
Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms: Identifying Data Gaps and the Need for a Management Framework
Decision-Making and Risk Assessment Methods, Tools, and Applications for Critical Infrastructure and Port Security
Decision Analysis Tools for Safety, Security, and Sustainability of Ports and Harbors
A Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Approach for Prioritization of Performance Metrics: U.S. Government Performance and Response Act and Oil Spill Response
Risk-Cost-Benefit Analysis for Port Environmental Security Investments
Applying Game Theory to Balance Risk and Cost for Security Inspection Systems
Complex Secure Solutions for Sustainable Practices in Armenia
Global Changes, New Risks, and Novel Methods and Tools of Their Assessment: Modeling and Management of Environmental Security in Ukraine
Collaborative Public-Private Risk Assessment in Vessel Traffic Safety: Two Case Studies
Decision Evaluation for Complex Risk Networked Systems Development Progress
Case Studies in Risk Management
A Model for Optimal Industrial Wastewater Treatment as a Tool for Managing Port Environmental Security and Sustainability
The Safe Operation of Constantza Port During Winter
Environmental Health in Port and Harbor Areas: Air Humidity Modifying Respiratory Health in Drobeta Turnu Severin, Romania
Environmental Security in Urban Areas: Health-Relevant VOC Exposure in the Greater Cairo Area, Egypt
Potential Risk and Control of Contamination in the Gulf of Aqaba-Jordan
Sustainability and Vulnerability Analysis of Critical Underground Infrastructure
Application of Rapid Impact Assessment Matrix (RIAM) Method for Waste Disposal Site: Case Study - Canakkale
List of Participants
Author Index