| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Critical infrastructure and homeland security series
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Homeland security series (Lanham, Md.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Prologue: someone left the lid off of the cookie jar -- Introduction -- Critical infrastructure -- The dams sector -- Dams sector security -- Preparation : when is enough, enough? -- Cybersecurity and dam sector power control systems -- Emergency action -- Security techniques and hardware -- References and recommended reading -- Appendix: definition of terms -- Index. |
| Summary |
Hydro Dam 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Dams -- Security measures -- United States.
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Dams. |
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Security systems. |
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United States. |
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Infrastructure (Economics) -- Security measures -- United States.
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Infrastructure (Economics) -- Security measures. |
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Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention.
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Terrorism. |
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Hydraulics. |
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Terrorism -- Prevention. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Spellman, Frank R., author. Dam sector protection and homeland security Lanham : Bernan Press, [2017] 9781598888737 (DLC) 2016052095 |
| ISBN |
9781598888744 (Electronic) |
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1598888749 |
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9781598888737 (paperback) (alkaline paper) |
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1598888730 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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