1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785022103321

Titolo

Bioterrorism [[electronic resource] ] : threats and deterrents

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Berlin ; ; Tokyo ; ; Washington, D.C., : IOS Press, 2010

ISBN

6612692782

1-282-69278-X

9786612692789

1-60750-501-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (108 p.)

Collana

NATO science for peace and security series. E: human and societal dynamics Bioterrorism

Altri autori (Persone)

ÇankayaSelçuk

KibaroğluMustafa

Disciplina

616.956

Soggetti

Bioterrorism

Bioterrorism - Prevention

Biological weapons

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Title; Preface; Contents; The Social and Psychological Effectsof Bioterrorism; Bioterrorism and Biodiversity; Interdisciplinary Cooperation to Counter Biological Risk; EU Approach to Bioterrorism: EC Green Paper on Bio-Preparedness; Role of the International Science and Technology Center in Countering the Threat of Bioterroism; Types of Biological Agents and Medical Countermeasures Against Bioterrorist Attacks; An Approach for a Biological Threat Analysis; Preparedness for Biological Threats: Position of the World Animal Health Organisation (OIE)

SARS and H5NI: What Have We Learned and How to Plan for a PandemicLessons from the Fall 2001 Anthrax Attacks in America; Biological Weapons Convention: Problems and Prospects; Subject Index; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book summarises the lectures presented at the Centre of Excellence - Defence Against Terrorism (COE-DAT) workshop on Bioterrorism of November 2008. The contributors are a diverse group of academics and practitioners, selected for their expertise in the field.



Their contributions cover the definition and classification of bioterrorism and take account of its various dimensions, examining the theoretical, historical and practical aspects, as well as the defence against it. Consisting of seven papers and four summaries, the book covers subjects such as biodiversity, the historical use of bio

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779372403321

Autore

Gittell Marilyn

Titolo

Activist scholar [[electronic resource] ] : selected works of Marilyn Gittell / / editors, Ross Gittell, Kathe Newman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, : SAGE, c2012

ISBN

1-322-41882-9

1-4522-6512-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxi, 341 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

GittellRoss J. <1957->

NewmanKathe

Disciplina

301

Soggetti

Social participation - Research

Political participation - Research

Communities - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Part I Introduction: Educational Reform and Citizen Participation; 1 - Prologue and Epilogue From Confrontation at Ocean Hill-Brownsville; 2 - Education: The Decentralization-Community Control Controversy; 3 - School Reform in New York and Chicago: Revisiting the Ecology of Local Games; 4 - The Effect of Geography, Education and Labor Market Segregation on Women's Economic Status in New York State; Part II Introduction: Community-Based Organizations and Community Organizing

5 - Chapters 1 and 2 From Limits to Citizen Participation: The Decline of Community Organizations6 - Expanding Civic Opportunity: Urban Empowerment Zones; 7 - Race and Gender in Neighborhood Development Organizations; 8 - Community Organizing, Relationships, Collaboration, and Research: Lessons From the Fund for Community



Organizing Initiative; Part III Introduction: Women's Leadership, Social Capital, and Social Change; 9 - Changing Women's Roles in Political Volunteerism and Reform of the City; 10 - Activist Women: Conflicting Ideologies; 11 - The Gender Gap: Coalescing for Power

12 - Social Capital and Social Change: Women's Community Activism

Sommario/riassunto

This title highlights Professor Gittell's writings on community organizations, citizen participation, urban politics, the politics of education, and gender. She specialized in applied and comparative research on local, regional, national, and international policies and politics, and placed a high priority on training researchers and scholars.