Richard M. Medina, George F. Hepner

The Geography of International Terrorism (eBook, PDF)

An Introduction to Spaces and Places of Violent Non-State Groups

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Providing the perspective required to understand and anticipate terrorism, this book presents an accessible, cross-disciplinary approach to understanding terrorism on local and global scales. The authors articulate the role of physical and human geography in terrorist ideology, operations, and haven formation and control. They supply a blend of concepts and techniques to support policy development within the governing counter terrorist community. To assist reader assimilation, the book includes maps, images, and graphics to support the text.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781439886885
• Artikelnr.: 39175369

Autorenporträt

George Franklin Hepner is Professor and Departmental Chair, Department of Geography at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. He specializes in land resources analysis and management, geographic information science (GIS), geography of terrorism, and remote sensing industry policy and workforce development.

Richard Matthew Medina is Professor, Department of Geography and GeoInformation Science at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He conducts research on terrorist activity spaces and sociogeographic organizational structures. His recent focus has been on global terrorist networks and activities in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Northern Africa, and the United States.

Inhaltsangabe

Terrorism and Geography. Terrorist Networks in Geographic-Social Hybrid Space. The Geography of Terrorism
Cultural Areas
Insurgent Havens
and Places of Warfare. Technologies
Information
and Opportunities for Countering Effects of Terrorism. Issues for the Future.