John Perdikaris

Physical Security and Environmental Protection

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book takes an all-hazards approach to managing disasters and their impact on critical infrastructure and services. It examines the engineering, planning, and emergency management processes involved, including mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery operations. It illustrates the elements common to all disasters, including threat, risk, and vulnerability assessments as well as mitigation strategies. The book offers new insights on coping with both unintentional and intentional disasters, as well as strategies to reduce the risk of loss to facilities, equipment, and personnel.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 617g
• ISBN-13: 9781482211948
• ISBN-10: 1482211947
• Artikelnr.: 38027004

Autorenporträt

Dr. John Perdikaris is a registered professional engineer in the province of Ontario, Canada. He has 15 years of varied engineering and emergency management experience on a variety of projects within the province of Ontario, including acting as project manager on various engineering and emergency preparedness projects. He holds a master's degree in engineering from the University of Guelph, Ontario, and a PhD from the same university. His fields of expertise include force protection, critical infrastructure protection, emergency management, water resources management, forecasting and warning systems, and modeling and simulation.

Inhaltsangabe

Emergency Management. Threat Ensemble, Vulnerability and Risk Assessments.
Critical Infrastructure Protection. Targeted Violence and Violent
Behaviour. Protection Strategies. Management Strategies. Contingency Plans.
Response and Recovery Operations. Appendices.