Cutter / Richardson / Wilbanks The Geographical Dimensions of Terrorism

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-317-79385-4
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 296 Seiten

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cutter, Susan L.

Richardson, Douglas B.

Wilbanks, Thomas J.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Allgemeines, Karten & Atlanten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Figures
Tables
Acknowledgements
Foreword, John H. Marburger
Introduction, Philip Rubin

Chapter 1: The Changing Landscape of Fear, Susan L. Cutter, Douglas B. Richardson and Thomas J. Wilbanks

Chapter 2: Societal Responses to Threats
Introduction
2.1 Public Health, Law Enforcement, and Hazards Management, Deborah S. K. Thomas
2.2 Urban Vulnerability to Terrorism as Hazard, James K. Mitchell
2.3 Emergency Preparedness and Response--Lessons Learned from 9/11, Gerald E. Galloway
2.4 Transborder Disaster Management, Richard Wright, Paul Ganster and David Dow

Chapter 3: Understanding the Root Causes of Terrorism
Introduction
3.1 The Space of Terror, Alexander B. Murphy
3.2 Geographies of Inclusion/Exclusion, Colin Flint
3.3 Drug Production, Commerce, and Terrorism, Kent Mathewson and Michael Steinberg
3.4 Insurrections, Marilyn Silberfein

Chapter 4: Geospatial Data and Technologies in Times of Crises
Introduction
4.1 The Need for a National Spatial Data Infrastructure, Mike Tait
4.2 Remote Sensing Imagery for Emergency Management, Andrew J. Bruzewicz
4.3 Geospatial Data in Emergencies, Michael F. Goodchild
4.4 Data Modeling for Emergencies, Michael F. Goodchild
4.5 Intelligent Emergency Response Systems, Mei-Po Kwan
4.6 Geographic Management Systems for Homeland Security, Frederick Abler and Douglas B. Richardson

Chapter 5: Vulnerability of Lifelines, the Built Environment, and People
Introduction
5.1 Critical Infrastructure, John A. Kelmelis and Scott A. Loomer
5.2 Energy Systems and Infrastructures, Thomas J. Wilbanks
5.3 Transportation and Communication Lifelines Disruption, Harvey J. Miller
5.4 Economic Assessment of Unexpected Events, Geoffrey J. D. Hewings and Yasuhide Okuyama
5.5 Estimating Populations at Risk, Jerome E. Dobson
5.6 Recreating Secure Spaces, Ray J. Dezzani and T. R. Lakshmanan

Chapter 6: Bioterrorism
Introduction
6.1 Understanding Biological Warfare, Arthur Getis
6.2 Bioweaponry and Agroterrorism, Lisa M. Butler Harrington
6.3 Spatial Surveillance of and Response to Biological Threats, Marilyn O. Ruiz

Chapter 7: Building a Safer but Open Society
Introduction
7.1 Openness versus Security of Geographic Information, Harlan Onsrud
7.2 GeoSecurity, William B. Wood

Chapter 8: A Research and Action Agenda, Susan L. Cutter, Douglas B. Richardson and Thomas J. Wilbanks

Epilogue, Jack Dangermond
References
Contributors