| Description |
1 online resource (297 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Issue Boxes; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Changing Landscape of Fear; Chapter 2 Societal Responses to Threats; Introduction; 2.1 Public Health, Law Enforcement, and Hazards Management; 2.2 Urban Vulnerability to Terrorism as Hazard; 2.3 Emergency Preparedness and Response- Lessons Learned from 9/11; 2.4 Transborder Disaster Management; Chapter 3 Understanding the Root Causes of Terrorism; Introduction; 3.1 The Space of Terror |
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3.2 Geographies of Inclusion/Exclusion3.3 Drug Production, Commerce, and Terrorism; 3.4 Insurrections; Chapter 4 Geospatial Data and Technologies in Times of Crises; Introduction; 4.1 The Need for a National Spatial Data Infrastructure; 4.2 Remote Sensing Imagery for Emergency Management; 4.3 Geospatial Data in Emergencies; 4.4 Data Modeling for Emergencies; 4.5 Intelligent Emergency Response Systems; 4.6 Geographic Management Systems for Homeland Security; Chapter 5 Vulnerability of Lifelines, the Built Environment, and People; Introduction; 5.1 Critical Infrastructure |
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5.2 Energy Systems and Infrastructures5.3 Transportation and Communication Lifelines Disruption; 5.4 Economic Assessment of Unexpected Events; 5.5 Estimating Populations at Risk; 5.6 Recreating Secure Spaces; Chapter 6 Bioterrorism; Introduction; 6.1 Understanding Biological Warfare; 6.2 Bioweaponry and Agroterrorism; 6.3 Spatial Surveillance of and Response to Biological Threats; Chapter 7 Building a Safer but Open Society; Introduction; 7.1 Openness versus Security of Geographic Information; 7.2 GeoSecurity; Chapter 8 A Research and Action Agenda; Epilogue; Notes; References; Contributors |
| Summary |
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Geographic information systems.
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geographic information systems.
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Geographic information systems
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Richardson, Douglas B
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Wilbanks, Thomas J
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| ISBN |
9781317793854 |
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1317793854 |
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