Network resilience for transport security: Some methodological considerations

Transport Policy

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 63-68

  Reggiani, Aura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complex networks; Connectivity; Network resilience; Policy issues; Transport security

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION NETWORK; NETWORK ANALYSIS; POLICY ANALYSIS; RESILIENCE; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

EID: 84878668189     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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