Resource

Benchmark analysis for quantifying urban vulnerability to terrorist incidents

Resource Type
Industry Papers and Articles
Reference Title
Benchmark analysis for quantifying urban vulnerability to terrorist incidents
Author/Presenter
Piegorsch Walter W.
Cutter, Susan L.
Hardisty, Frank
Publisher Name
Society for Risk Analysis
Year
2007
Date
12/2007
Journal Title
Risk Analysis
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
6
ISBN/ISSN
ISSN: 0272-4332
Abstract/Additional Information

Presents a quantitative methodology to characterize the vulnerability of U.S. urban centers to terrorist attack, using a place-based vulnerability index and a database of terrorist incidents and related human casualties.