Dam Sector Protection and Homeland Security

Dam Sector Protection and Homeland Security is a reference source that is designed to serve and advise U.S. project designers, engineers, managers, and others working in the dam infrastructure sector who want quick answers to complicated questions. This book was written to help employers and employees handle the threat of dam infrastructure terrorism they must be prepared to meet on a daily basis. It describes the sector-wide process required to identify and prioritize assets, assess risk, and implement and measure the effectiveness of protective programs and resilience strategies.

List of contents

CONTENTS
Preface
Prologue: Someone Left the Lid off of the Cookie Jar

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Critical Infrastructure
Chapter 3 The Dams Sector
Chapter 4 Dams Sector Security
Chapter 5 Dams Sector Vulnerability Assessment (VA)
Chapter 6 Preparation: When is Enough, Enough?
Chapter 7 Power Control Systems
Chapter 8 Emergency Action
Chapter 9 Security Techniques & Hardware

Glossary

About the author

Frank R. Spellman is the author or co-author of more than 70 books on safety, occupational health, and natural and environmental sciences. He has 45 years of experience in safety and health and has served as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Justice, a variety of law firms, and a number of non-governmental organizations on environmental issues and health-related matters. He is formerly an assistant professor of environmental health at Old Dominion University.

Product details

• Authors: Frank R Spellman, Frank R. Spellman, Spellman Frank R.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.01.2017
• EAN: 9781598888737
• ISBN: 978-1-59888-873-7
• No. of pages: 274
• Series: Homeland Security; Homeland Security Series; Homeland Security; Homeland Security Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Hydraulics, United States of America, USA, Hydraulic Engineering, Dams & reservoirs