03602nam 2200685Ia 450 991045657560332120211109030507.01-282-38589-597866123858960-313-35181-3(CKB)2550000000002713(EBL)492515(OCoLC)609858051(SSID)ssj0000433408(PQKBManifestationID)11269318(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000433408(PQKBWorkID)10391015(PQKB)11261062(MiAaPQ)EBC492515(Au-PeEL)EBL492515(CaPaEBR)ebr10359091(CaONFJC)MIL238589(EXLCZ)99255000000000271320090903d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAtheism and secularityVolume 1 & 2[electronic resource] /edited by Phil ZuckermanSanta Barbara, CA Praeger Perspectivesc20101 online resource (540 p.)Praeger perspectivesTwo volumes combined as one.3-13-351815-1 0-313-35182-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Atheism and Secularity: Volume 1; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: The Social Scientific Study of Atheism and Secularity; Chapter 1: What Is Atheism?; Chapter 2: Atheism, Secularity, the Family, and Children; Chapter 3: A Portrait of Secular Group Affiliates; Chapter 4: Sexuality and the Secular; Chapter 5: Morality and Immorality among the Irreligious; Chapter 6: The Evolution of Popular Religiosity and Secularism: How First World Statistics Reveal Why Religion Exists, Why It Has Been Popular, and Why the Most Successful Democracies Are the Most SecChapter 7: Atheism, Secularity, and GenderChapter 8: Freethinkers and Hell Raisers: The Brief History of American Atheism and Secularism; Chapter 9: Defining Religion and Modifying Religious ''Bodies'': Secularizing the Sacred and Sacralizing the Secular; Index; About the Editor and Contributors; Atheism and Secularity: Volume 2; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: The Social Scientific Study of Atheism and Secularity; Chapter 1: Atheism and Secularity in North America; Chapter 2: Atheism and Secularity in Modern Japan; Chapter 3: Atheism and Secularity in the Former Soviet UnionChapter 4: Atheism and Secularity in GhanaChapter 5: The Triumph of Indifference: Irreligion in British Society; Chapter 6: Atheism and Secularity in the Arab World; Chapter 7: Atheism and Secularity in India; Chapter 8: Atheism and Secularity in the Netherlands; Chapter 9: Atheism and Secularity: The Scandinavian Paradox; Chapter 10: Atheism and Secularity in China; Index; About the Editor and ContributorsThis important two-volume contribution to the field of secular studies offers the first comprehensive examination of atheists and non-religious people around the world.Praeger perspectivesIrreligion and sociologyAtheismSecularismElectronic books.Irreligion and sociology.Atheism.Secularism.211.6211'.6-dc22211/.6Zuckerman Phil740778MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456575603321Atheism and secularity1469277UNINA05213nam 2200625Ia 450 991100662690332120200520144314.01-282-12065-497866121206570-08-087785-0(CKB)1000000000766016(EBL)535084(OCoLC)428525476(SSID)ssj0000171085(PQKBManifestationID)11167251(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000171085(PQKBWorkID)10236328(PQKB)10768048(MiAaPQ)EBC535084(EXLCZ)99100000000076601620090210d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHigh-rise security and fire life safety /Geoff Craighead3rd ed.Amsterdam ;Boston Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevierc20091 online resource (697 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-85617-555-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety, Third Edition; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Author's Biography; Acknowledgments; Preface; Foreword to the Third Edition; Foreword to the Second Edition; Foreword to the First Edition; Chapter 1. High-Rise Building Definition, Development, and Use; What Is a High-Rise Building?; Development of High-Rise Buildings; High-Rises Arise; The ""World's Tallest"" Race; Why Tall Buildings?; Three Generations of High-Rise Buildings; First Generation; Second Generation; Third Generation; Steel-Framed Core ConstructionSteel-Framed Tube ConstructionReinforced Concrete Construction; Steel-Framed Reinforced Concrete Construction; Types of High-Rise Buildings; Summary; Key Terms; Additional Reading; Additional Resources; Chapter 2. Security and Fire Life Safety Uniqueness of High-Rise Buildings; What Is Security and Fire Life Safety?; What Is Security?; What Is Fire Life Safety?; Security of High-Rise Buildings versus Low-Rise Buildings; Fire Life Safety of High-Rise Buildings versus Low-Rise Buildings; Security of Modern Steel-Framed High-Rise Office BuildingsImpact of New York World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks on Building SecurityNew York World Trade Center Profile; February 26, 1993, Bombing; September 11, 2001, Disaster; Fire Life Safety of Modern Steel-Framed High-Rise Office Buildings; Are Modern Steel-Framed High-Rises Less Fire Resistive Than Previous Generation Buildings?; New York World Trade Center of Investigation; World Trade Center Building (WTC 7); Principal Findings of the Investigation; Recommendations; Fire Risk in High-Rise Buildings; Other Fire Life Safety Features; Emergency Planning EssentialImpact of New York World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks on Building SafetyFebruary 26, 1993, Bombing; September 11, 2001, Catastrophe; A Clear Message; Summary; Key Terms; Additional Reading; Chapter 3. Security and Fire Life Safety Threats; What Is a Threat?; Security Threats; Fire Life Safety Threats; Building Emergencies; Aircraft Collisions; September 11, 2001, New York World Trade Center Terrorist Attack; Sequence of Events; World Trade Center Building Performance Study and Final Report on the Collapse of the World Trade Center Towers; Bombs and Bomb Threats; Bombs; Suicide BombersVehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs)1993 New York World Trade Center, New York; 1993 Bishopsgate Financial Area, London; 1995 Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Oklahoma City; 1996 Khobar Towers Residential Military Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; 1998 U.S. Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 2002 Sheraton Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan; 2002 Nightclub, Bali, Indonesia; 2002 Hotel Mombassa, Kenya; 2003 Residential Compounds, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2003 JW Marriott Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia; 2003 HSBC Bank and British Consulate, Istanbul, Turkey2004 Train System, Madrid, SpainHigh-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety, 3e, is a comprehensive reference for managing security and fire life safety operations within high-rise buildings. It spells out the unique characteristics of skyscrapers from a security and fire life safety perspective, details the type of security and life safety systems commonly found in them, outlines how to conduct risk assessments, and explains security policies and procedures designed to protect life and property. Craighead also provides guidelines for managing security and life safety functions, including the development of response plansSkyscrapersSecurity measuresSkyscrapersFires and fire preventionSkyscrapersSecurity measures.SkyscrapersFires and fire prevention.658.4/77658.473658.477Craighead Geoff1822707MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911006626903321High-rise security and fire life safety4389051UNINA