High reliability systems and the provision of a critical transportation service

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 158-168

  O'Neil, Patrick D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIR TRANSPORTATION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960765658     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: 14685973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5973.2011.00645.x     Document Type: Article

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