Geospatial Technologies and Homeland Security: Research Frontiers and Future Challenges

Dedication page/Acknowledgement,- Biography of the editor and contributors,- Foreword: Douglas Richardson,- Chapter 1. Geospatial technologies and homeland security: An overview: Daniel Z. Sui,- Chapter 2. Remote sensing and GIS as counterterrorism tools for homeland security: The case of Afghanistan: John (Jack) Shroder,- Chapter 3. Economic impacts of terrorist attacks and natural disasters: Case studies of Los Angles and Houston: Qisheng Pan et al,- Chapter 4. From crime analysis to homeland security: A role for neighborhood profiling?: David I Ashby et al,- Chapter 5. Measuring and mapping conflict-related deaths and segregation: Lessons from the Belfast 'troubles': Victor Mesev et al ,- Chapter 6. Internal security for communities: A spatial analysis of the effectiveness of sex offender laws: Douglas F. Wunneburger et al ,- Chapter 7. Remote sensing-based damage assessment for homeland security: Anthony M. Filippi,- Chapter 8. Estimating flood damage in Texas using GIS: Predictors, consequences, and policy implications: Samuel D. Brody and Sammy Zahran,- Chapter 9. Agent-based modeling and evacuation planning: F. Benjamin Zhan and Xuwei Chen,- Chapter 10. Building evacuation in emergencies: A review and interpretation of software for simulating pedestrian egress: Christian J.E. Castle and Paul A. Longley,- Chapter 11. High-resolution coastal elevation data: The key to planning for storm surge and sea level rise: Mark Monmonier,- Chapter 12. Remote sensing and GIS applications for precision area-wide pest management: Implications for homeland security: Yanbo Huang et al,- Chapter 13. Spatial epidemiology: Where have we come in 150 years?: Michael Ward,- Chapter 14. The role of geosurveillance and security in the politics of fear: Jeremy W. Crampton,- Chapter 15. Mapping the under-scrutinized: The West German census boycott movement of 1987 and the dangers of information-based Security: Matthew Hannah,- Chapter 16. The Importance of spatial thinking in anuncertain world: Robert S. Bednarz and Sarah W. Bednarz,- Chapter 17. GIS and homeland security education: Creating a better tomorrow in our classrooms today: David McIntye and Andrew Klein,- Chapter 18. Geospatial technologies and homeland security: Challenges and opportunities: Michael F. Goodchild,- Index