A decision framework for managing risk to airports from terrorist attack

Risk Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 292-306

  Shafieezadeh, Abdollah ^a   Cha, Eun J ^b   Ellingwood, Bruce R ^c  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

^b United States of America   (United States)

^c Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil infrastructure security; Decision analysis; Probabilistic risk analysis; Risk management; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

AIRPORT SECURITY; AIRPORTS; BUDGET CONTROL; DECISION THEORY; LIFE CYCLE; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURES; COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS; PARTIAL NEUTRALIZATION; PROBABILISTIC RISK ANALYSIS; SAFETY AND SECURITIES; SECURITY RISK MANAGEMENTS; SEQUENTIAL DECISIONS; VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS;

TERRORISM;

CARGO; CIVIL SERVICE; DECISION ANALYSIS; NEUTRALIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER; TERRORISM;

UNITED STATES;

AIRPORT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERRORISM;

AIRPORTS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SECURITY MEASURES; TERRORISM;

EID: 84925256499     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/risa.12266     Document Type: Article

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