Transportation Security

by John G. Voeller (Editor)

Overview

Transportation Security features articles from the Wiley Handbook of Science and Technology for Homeland Security covering topics related to security challenge of transportation systems in the USA and elsewhere, performance measures, including coverage of critical supply chain protection and emergency evacuation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118651964
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/16/2014
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	85
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

John G Voeller is Senior Vice President, Chief Knowledge Officer and Chief Technology Officer at Black and Veatch, the largest privately held engineering company in the United States. He has served as Technical Leader, Chemical, for the Biological, Radiological Technology Alliance (CBRTA), working on advanced technology to deal with terrorist threats with 13 major companies. He has also served as chairman of ASME's Critical Asset Protection Initiative, leading eight teams of world experts in developing industry's agenda for homeland security needs as well as planning first responder actions and risk analysis of terrorist and catastrophic incidents.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

1. Roles and Implications of Transportation Systems in Homeland Security 1

2. Transportation System as a Security Challenge 13

3. Transportation Operations and Control 27

4. Transportation Security Performance Measures 35

5. Security Assessment Methodologies for US Ports and Waterways 51

6. Population Evacuations 63

7. Ultra-scale Computing for Emergency Evacuation   83

8. Harden Security of High-risk and Critical Supply Chain 99

Index 111