Improving Surface Transportation Security - A Research and Development Strategy (Paperback, New)

The surface transportation system is vital to our nation's economy, defense, and quality of life. Because threats against the system have hitherto been perceived as minor, little attention has been paid to its security. But the world is changing, as highlighted by dramatic incidents such as the terrorist chemical attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995. As a consequence, security concerns are now attracting more attention?appropriately so, for the threat is real, and responding to it is hard. Although the surface transportation system is remarkably resilient, it is also open and decentralized, making a security response challenging. Research and development can contribute to that response in important ways. Some important themes emerge from analysis of this strategy. First, a dual-use approach, in which security objectives are furthered at the same time as other transportation goals, can encourage the implementation of security technologies and processes. Second, modeling could be used more to develop a better understanding of the scope of the security problem. Third, DOT can play an important role in developing and disseminating information about best practices that use existing technologies and processes, including low-technology alternatives. Finally, security should be considered as part of a broader picture, not a wholly new and different problem but one that is similar and closely connected to the transportation community's previous experience in responding to accidents, natural disasters, and hazardous materials. Table of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary 1 Introduction and Background 2 Assessing Vulnerability 3 Establishing a Research and Development Strategy 4 Applying the Methodology: Some Specific Research and Development Topics 5 A Vision for the Future References Appendix A: Background on Systems Theory Appendix B: The Likely Course of Development of Chemical and Biological Attacks Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

General

Imprint:	National Academies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	National Research Council • Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences • Transportation Research Board • Computer Science and Telecommunications Board • National Materials Advisory Board • Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications • Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems • Committee on R&D Strategies to Improve Surface Transportation Security
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	96
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-309-06776-8
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Engineering: general
LSN:	0-309-06776-6
Barcode:	9780309067768

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