Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 545 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Series |
NATO science for peace and security series. Series C, Environmental security, 1871-4668 |
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NATO science for peace and security series. Series C, Environmental security. 1871-4668
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Contents |
From the contents Preface. I. Nature And Effects of Possible Threat -- II. Fire And Collapse Risks Of Urban Structures -- III. Material Properties, Structural Design And Testing -- IV. Future Strategies -- V. Warning Systems -- VI. Emergency Response Planning -- Index. List of contributors |
Summary |
Cities tend to become more crowded, the high rise buildings taller, the traffic nodes more complex. The volume of hazardous cargo passing increases with the growth of economy and the expansion of technology. As we have seen in the recent past, cities can become too easily a focus of terror. To counter these trends measures have to be taken. This book presents an overview of threats and measures based on a NATO advanced research workshop meant to make an inventory of items on which, for making progress research will be worthwhile to perform. The spectrum of subjects is broad. It covers various types of hazard threats, the mechanisms of collapse of structures including the doubts about why the WTC buildings collapsed following the impact of aircraft and the ensuing fires. New materials will offer improvements for protection, progress will be described in analyzing the robustness of structures against loading of various nature, and what can be gained by well performed risk control and planning of emergency response, taking trade-offs into account and requiring the new approach of scenario analysis. The book also contains an excellent report about the people flow along evacuation routes. It finally considers warning and communication systems and ways to motivate people to protect themselves |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Urban Structures Resilience Under Multi-Hazard Threats : Lessons of 9/11 and Research Issues For Future Work, Moscow, Russia, 16 July-18 July 2007"--Title page verso |
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"Published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division." |
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Print version record |
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Emergency management -- Congresses
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Civil defense readiness -- Congresses
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City planning -- Safety measures -- Congresses
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Buildings -- Protection -- Congresses
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City dwellers -- Protection -- Congresses
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Cities and towns.
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City planning.
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Civil defense.
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Medical emergencies.
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Terrorism.
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Building laws.
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Cities
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City Planning
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Civil Defense
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Emergencies
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Safety Management
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Terrorism
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Building Codes
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cities.
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urban planning.
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terrorism.
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building codes.
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Terrorism
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Medical emergencies
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Civil defense
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City planning
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Cities and towns
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Building laws
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Buildings -- Protection
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City planning -- Safety measures
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Civil defense readiness
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Emergency management
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Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Pasman, H. J.
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Kirillov, Igor A. (Igor Alexandrovich)
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Public Diplomacy Division.
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ISBN |
9781402084898 |
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1402084897 |
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