Title Resilience of cities to terrorist and other threats : learning from 9/11 and further research issues / edited by Hans J. Pasman and Igor A. Kirillov

Published Dordrecht : Springer, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 545 pages) : illustrations, maps Series NATO science for peace and security series. Series C, Environmental security, 1871-4668 NATO science for peace and security series. Series C, Environmental security. 1871-4668 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 "Published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division." Print version record Subject Emergency management -- Congresses Civil defense readiness -- Congresses City planning -- Safety measures -- Congresses Buildings -- Protection -- Congresses City dwellers -- Protection -- Congresses Cities and towns. City planning. Civil defense. Medical emergencies. Terrorism. Building laws. Cities City Planning Civil Defense Emergencies Safety Management Terrorism Building Codes cities. urban planning. terrorism. building codes. Terrorism Medical emergencies Civil defense City planning Cities and towns Building laws Buildings -- Protection City planning -- Safety measures Civil defense readiness Emergency management Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings Form Electronic book Author Pasman, H. J. Kirillov, Igor A. (Igor Alexandrovich) North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Public Diplomacy Division. ISBN 9781402084898 1402084897

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