Applications of information systems to homeland security and defense

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Abbass, Hussein A., Essam, Daryl, 1969-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2006.
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence > Military applications.; Information storage and retrieval systems.; National security > Technological innovations > United States.; Military art and science > Data processing.; Terrorism > Prevention > Technological innovations > United States.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (xii, 257 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781591406433 (PDF); 1591406439 (PDF)
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A range of threats in the areas of safety and security, from natural disasters to terrorism to conventional warfare, involve complex interactions that are beyond the scope and capabilities of traditional problem solving techniques. Applications of Information Systems to Homeland Security and Defense provides an overview of complex systems' techniques and presents both guidelines and specific instances of how they can be applied to security and defense applications. In today's uncertain times, these techniques can provide a breakthrough in the capability to model, plan and respond to critical events in modern society.