The acceptability of counter-terrorism measures on urban mass transit in the UK

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

Volumn 107, Issue , 2009, Pages 627-636

  Kappia, J G ^a   Fletcher, D ^b   Bosher, L ^a   Powell, J P ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Counter terrorism; Mass rail transit; Security; UK

Indexed keywords

COUNTER TERRORISM; DESIGN SOLUTIONS; FREE FLOW; GENERAL PUBLICS; MASS RAIL TRANSITS; NON-INTRUSIVE; PERSONAL SECURITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY FEATURES; TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT; TERRORIST ATTACKS; TRANSIT NETWORKS; TRANSIT OPERATORS; TRANSIT SYSTEMS; URBAN MASS TRANSIT; WHOLE SYSTEMS;

DESIGN; MASS TRANSPORTATION; NETWORK SECURITY;

LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT;

FUTURE PROSPECT; PUBLIC SERVICE; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; REGIONAL SECURITY; STAKEHOLDER; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TERRORISM; URBAN POLICY;

ASIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; INDIA; LONDON [ENGLAND]; MADRID [SPAIN]; MAHARASHTRA; MUMBAI; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 71649107450     PISSN: 17433509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2495/UT090561     Document Type: Conference Paper

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