Security, Resilience and Planning: Planning's Role in Countering Terrorism (Coaffee Jon)(Pevná vazba)

Security, Resilience and Planning: Planning's Role in Countering Terrorism (Coaffee Jon)(Pevná vazba)

Security, Resilience and Planning offers key concept and practical guidance about the role of planners in countering terrorist risk, using a range of international case

Futureproof: How to Build Resilience in an Uncertain World (Coaffee Jon)(Pevná vazba)

A compelling and definitive account of why we need to radically rethink our approach to dealing with catastrophic events Catastrophic events such as 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the Tohoku 'Triple Disaster' of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown that hit the eastern seaboard of Japan in 2012

Automated Planning: Theory and Practice (Ghallab Malik)(Pevná vazba)

Automated planning technology now plays a significant role in a variety of demanding applications, ranging from controlling space vehicles and robots to playing the game of bridge. These real-world applications create new opportunities for synergy between theory and practice: observing what works

Terrorism and Homeland Security (White Jonathan R.)(Pevná vazba)

Packed with engrossing examples and the most cutting-edge coverage available, best-selling TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY provides a theoretical and conceptual framework that enables you to understand how terrorism arises and how it functions. Acclaimed national terrorism expert Jonathan R. White

Drones and Terrorism: Asymmetric Warfare and the Threat to Global Security (Grossman Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

In warzones, ordinary commercially-available drones are used for extraordinary reconnaissance and information gathering. They can also be used for bombings - a drone carrying an explosive charge can be a powerful weapon. At the same time asymmetric warfare has become the norm - with large states

Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in China - Domestic and Foreign Policy Dimensions(Pevná vazba)

China, hitherto barely affected by terrorism, now confronts a phenomenon all too familiar to other

The Cambridge History of Terrorism (English Richard)(Pevná vazba)

Many - perhaps most - people have an interest in terrorism: its causes, nature and consequences; its effects on their lives; and the question of how we should respond to it. This volume offers an accessible, authoritative, well-researched analysis of case studies and themes from the history of

Multisystemic Resilience: Adaptation and Transformation in Contexts of Change (Ungar Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Multisystemic Resilience brings together for the first time in one volume a wide range of resilience scholars who have been wrestling with how to explain processes of recovery, adaptation, and transformation in contexts of change and adversity. With contributions from psychologists, epigeneticists,

Planning for an Ageing Society (Gilroy Rose)(Pevná vazba)

Comparing international case studies, Gilroy explores the critical role of housing and the possible use of land allocation to encourage developers to think about better and more housing options for later

Energy's Digital Future: Harnessing Innovation for American Resilience and National Security (Jaffe Amy Myers)(Pevná vazba)

Disruptive digital technologies are poised to reshape world energy markets. A new wave of industrial innovation, driven by the convergence of automation, artificial intelligence, and big data analytics, is remaking energy and transportation systems in ways that could someday end the age of oil

Improving Quality of Care in Family Planning: A Research and Advocacy Agenda for India (Satia Jay)(Pevná vazba)

Estimating Capital and Operating Costs in Urban Transportation Planning (Menendez Aurelio)(Pevná vazba)

Addressing the chronic underestimation of capital and operating costs in urban transportation projects, this book provides a detailed analysis of the cost estimating process using case studies from three U.S. cities and outlines a practical framework for this process. The work goes beyond a simple

Technology and Security: Governing Threats in the New Millennium (Rappert Brian)(Pevná vazba)

This book takes forward the existing state of academic understanding where security and technology intersect. It assesses the challenges posed by emerging scientific and technological developments for security while understanding how perceptions of security threats are themselves formed in relation

The Arabs at War in Afghanistan (Hamid Mustafa)(Pevná vazba)

A former senior mujahidin figure and an ex-counter-terrorism analyst cooperating to write a book on the history and legacy of Arab-Afghan fighters in Afghanistan is a remarkable and improbable undertaking. Yet this is what Mustafa Hamid, aka Abu Walid al-Masri, and Leah Farrall have achieved with

Divided Gulf: The Anatomy of a Crisis (Krieg Andreas)(Pevná vazba)

Introduction.- Chapter I: Perceptions and Divisions in Security and Defence Structures in Arab Gulf States.- Chapter II: Tribe and Tribalism: The Trojan Horse of GCC States?.- Chapter III: Bitter Brethren: Freud's Narcissism of Minor Differences and the Gulf Divide.- Chapter IV: The UAE, Qatar and

Cryptography: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (Management Association Information Reso)(Pevná vazba)

Examines novel designs and recent developments in cryptographic security control procedures to improve the efficiency of existing security mechanisms that can help in securing sensors, devices, networks, communication, and data. The book highlights a range of topics, including cyber security,

State Surveillance, Political Policing and Counter-Terrorism in Britain: 1880-1914 (Solomon Vlad)(Pevná vazba)

Examines the formation of state surveillance and the emergence of institutionalized political policing in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain. This book deals with the formation of state surveillance and the emergence of institutionalized political policing in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain

Tourism Planning and Development in South Asia (Stylidis Dimitrios)(Pevná vazba)

Tourism has huge significance as a global economic and social phenomenon, and given the growing reliance on the industry by service dependent economies around the world, the lack of focus on tourism planning and development in the South Asian area is surprising. Current issues including social,

D-Day 1944: The Making of Victory (Tucker-Jones Anthony)(Pevná vazba)

Two years earlier the Dieppe Raid had ended in disaster - despite their meticulous planning the Allies feared Operation Overlord might go the same way. Instead D-Day proved an incredible success; however, what followed was marred by serious mistakes on both sides resulting in three months of bitter

Role of Microbes in Restoration Ecology (Pant Prashant)(Pevná vazba)

The editors are glad to present this book on a concurrent and succinct topic 'Role of Microbes in Restoration Ecology'. Successful eco-restoration of degraded lands can provide essential ecosystem services benefiting the site, environment, wild flora and fauna as well as the locals. Establishment

Global Governance and Corporate Responsibility in Conflict Zones (Feil M.)(Pevná vazba)

Corporations in conflict zones and their provision of security are particularly relevant for understanding whether private actors are increasingly sources of governance contributions that regulate public goods. Feil highlights the discrepancies between political and theoretical expectations of

Moody Cow Meditates (MacLean Kerry Lee)(Pevná vazba)

Do you want to help the children in your life discover stillness, calm, confidence, and resilience? Children can develop greater joy and concentration through the practices of mindfulness and meditation, and Moody Cow Meditates is the perfect way to introduce them. This vibrant and funny

Airpower in the War Against Isis (Lambeth Benjamin S.)(Pevná vazba)

Airpower in the War against ISIS chronicles the planning and conduct of Operation Inherent Resolve by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) from August 2014 to mid-2018, with a principal focus on the contributions of U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT). Benjamin S. Lambeth contends that the war's

Access for All: So Paulo's Architectural Infrastructures (Lepik Andres)(Pevná vazba)

Presents Sao Paulo's prudent and inclusive policy in urban development and infrastructure planning as a prime example among mega-cities in emerging countries for how to tackle many of the major social challenges they