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Risk Assessment and Security for Pipelines, Tunnels, and Underground Rail and Transit Operations
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Risk Assessment and Security for Pipelines, Tunnels, and Underground Rail and Transit Operations

by Anna M. Doro-on
June 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
414 pages
14h 2m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Risk Assessment and Security for Pipelines, Tunnels, and Underground Rail and Transit Operations
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Chapter 1
Introduction
1.1 Background
Before reading the chapters of this book, the rst question that should be asked
is “Why is risk acceptability analysis (RAA) crucial for critical infrastructure secu-
rity and defense against terrorism and disaster?” Most experts are aware that risk
is dened as a function of the probability of adverse events and dangerous conse-
quences. Risk of terrorist acts is measured according to the perceived magnitude of
grave consequences and the realized relative weight associated with the probable
occurrence of the event by society. Hence, risk assessment is routinely employed by
security and defense professionals ...
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ISBN: 9781466569324