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9780784406946

Risk-Based Decisionmaking in Water Resources X

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  • ISBN13:

    9780784406946

  • ISBN10:

    0784406944

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-07-01
  • Publisher: Amer Society of Civil Engineers
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Table of Contents

Preface iii
Yacov Y. Haimes, David A. Moser, and Eugene Z. Stakhiv
Risk Analysis in Disaster Planning by Superposition of Infrastructure and Societal Networks 1(11)
James H. Lambert and Priya Sarda
The Fuzzy Logic Paradigm of Risk Analysis 12(11)
Istvan Bogardi and Lucien Duckstein
A Dynamic Risk Model for Information Technology Security in a Critical Infrastructure Environment 23(17)
John H. Saunders
Quantifying and Communicating Model Uncertainty for Decisionmaking in the Everglades 40(19)
Daniel P. Loucks
Optimal Allocation of Resources for Defense of Simple Series and Parallel Systems from Determined Adversaries 59(18)
Vicki M. Bier and Vinod Abhichandani
Applying the General Theory of Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) to Terrorism Risk 77(5)
Stan Kaplan
Vulnerability of Water Systems to Acts of Terrorism and Acts of Nature 82(9)
Nicholas C. Matalas
Toward a Systems-Based Vulnerability Assessment Methodology for Water Supply Systems 91(13)
Barry C. Ezell
Demand-Reduction Input-Output (I-O) Analysis for Modeling Interconnectedness 104(15)
Joost R. Santos and Yacov Y Haimes
Belief Systems and Reducing Risks from Terrorism 119(7)
Robert E. O'Connor
GIS Model for Estimating Dam Failure Life Loss 126(20)
Maged Aboelata, David S. Bowles, and Duane M. McClelland
Disintegrated Water Resources Management in the US: The Union of Sisyphus and Pandora 146(9)
Eugene Z. Stakhiv
Vulnerability to Terrorism: Addressing the Human Variables 155(5)
William D. Rowe
Session 3 Summary-Lessons Learned from Experience Dealing with Risks of Extreme Events: Part I 160(3)
Ruth Y. Dicdican
Session 4 Summary-Lessons Learned from Experience Dealing with Risks of Extreme Events: Part II 163(5)
Joost Santos
Session 8 Summary-Panel Discussion: Synthesis-What Does It All Mean? 168(3)
Jim Lambert
Summary of Responses to Participant Questionnaires 171(46)
List of Participants 217(2)
Program 219(8)
Subject Index 227(2)
Author Index 229

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