Container transportation as an interdependent security problem

Journal of Transportation Security

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 197-211

  Gkonis, Konstantinos G ^a   Psaraftis, Harilaos N ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Container transportation; Game theory; Interdependent security

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860247903     PISSN: 19387741     EISSN: 1938775X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12198-010-0047-y     Document Type: Article

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