The Geography of International Terrorism

An Introduction to Spaces and Places of Violent Non-State Groups
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4398-8686-1
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 558 g

While geography is not the only factor to shape human behavior, its influence on terrorists’ motivations, behaviors, options, and activities is a primary consideration in understanding terrorism. Taking a different approach than many other books on terrorism, The Geography of International Terrorism: An Introduction to Spaces and Places of Violent Non-State Groups presents an accessible, cross-disciplinary approach to managing terrorism on a global scale. The authors articulate the role of physical and human geography in terrorist ideology, operations, haven formation, and control.

Providing the wider perspective required for preempting and countering terrorism, the book focuses on the geographic perspective in a more explicit manner than previous treatments of the topic. The authors examine networks as global systems and discuss new geospatial technologies in counterterrorism, supplying a blend of concepts and techniques that support policy development within the governing counter terrorist community.

There are hundreds of books on terrorism, but few if any focus on the influence of geography, geospatial analysis, and geospatial intelligence approaches. A combination of academic theory and practical applications, this book provides the vertical linkage between topics at the high resolution level, such as sense of place and cultural identity of a clan or tribe with regional and global geographic-scale issues critical to understanding 21st century international terrorist groups.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Medina, Richard M.

Hepner, George F.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Politische Geographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.