Government Facilities Protection and Homeland Security

Frank R. Spellman

• Publisher: Bernan Press
• Year: 2017
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781598889369
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Architecture General
• Index: Politics & International Relations

The eighth of a new, well-received, and highly acclaimed series on critical infrastructure and homeland security, Government Facilities Protection and Homeland Security is a reference source that is designed to serve and advise project designers, engineers, security specialists, managers, building and grounds superintendents, and/or supervisors and responsible-managers-in-charge. It is intended help employers and employees handle security threats they must be prepared to meet on a daily basis. In the post-September 11 world, the possibility of threats to government buildings, military installations, embassies, and national monuments is very real. Thus, the need is clear and so is the format and guidelines presented in this text to improve protection and resilience of all government facilities. This book describes the sector-wide process required to identify and prioritize assets, assess risk in the sector, implement protective programs and resilience strategies, and measure their effectives.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: What Needs to Be Protected?
• Chapter 3: The Science of Explosive Blast
• Chapter 4: Protecting Buildings from Explosive Blasts
• Chapter 5: Protection of Buildings against Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Attacks
• Chapter 6: Vulnerability Assessment
• Chapter 7: Emergency Action Plans
• Chapter 8: Security Techniques and Hardware
• Appendix
• About the Author