Alberto (Hrsg.) Brugnoli

Dangerous Materials: Control, Risk Prevention and Crisis Management

ISBN: 978-90-481-9731-6
EAN: 9789048197316
Produktnummer: 7796447
Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Masse: H24.1 cm x B16.0 cm x D1.5 cm 483 g
Gewicht: 483

From New Global Threats to New Global Responses: A Picture of Transition

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We are living in a period of major structural and political transitions.The Post-Cold-War world has overcome the barriers, unifying Europe, sorting out Balkan situation, enlarging NATO and the EU; but, at the same time, it has shifted from a simple scenario to a more complex and unpredictable globalized context. In fact, many people wonder whether the world was more secure in the past than it is today or whether this is merely a matter of psychological perceptions. This publication is willing to answer to this question, by connecting the concepts of security and safety, focusing particularly on the transportation of dangerous materials, how t… Mehr