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Environmental Security and Ecoterrorism

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Hami Alpas

    1. Food Engineering Dept., Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

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  2. Simon M. Berkowicz

    1. , Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

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  3. Irina Ermakova

    1. , Inst. of Higher Nervous Activity of RAS, Inst. of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation

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  • A comprehensive overview is provided on environmental security and ecoterrorism
  • Highlights potential threats by terrorists
  • Explores countermeasures to detect or respond to threats and actions

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Table of contents (14 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Environmental Security and Its Meaning for the State

    • Allan W. Shearer, P. H. Liotta
    Pages 1-13

  3. Eco-Terrorism/Enviro-Terrorism: Background, Prospects, Countermeasures

    • Simon M. Berkowicz
    Pages 15-29

  4. Ecoterrorism: An Ecological-Economic Convergence

    • Ganna Kharlamova
    Pages 31-37

  5. Food Defence and Security: The New Reality

    • Alexandra Veiga
    Pages 39-54

  6. Theoretical Issues of Food Chain Security and Case Studies in the Czech Army

    • Ales Komar, Jiri Dvorak
    Pages 55-71

  7. Impact of Pesticides as Organic Micro-Pollutants on the Environment and Risks for Mankind

    • Faruk Bozoglu
    Pages 73-82

  8. Environmental Lead Contamination as Eco-Terrorism and a Threat to Ecosystems and Public Health

    • Alexander Omelchenko
    Pages 83-99

  9. Emergence of the Science and Technology of Electroactivated Aqueous Solutions: Applications for Environmental and Food Safety

    • Elena N. Gnatko, Vasilij I. Kravets, Elena V. Leschenko, Alexander Omelchenko
    Pages 101-116

  10. Environmental and Human Health Issues of Silver Nanoparticles Applications

    • Renat R. Khaydarov, Rashid A. Khaydarov, Svetlana Evgrafova, Stefanie Wagner, Seung Y. Cho
    Pages 117-127

  11. Environmental Security of Solid Wastes in the Western Donbas Coal Mining Region, Ukraine

    • Mykola M. Kharytonov, Anna A. Kroik
    Pages 129-137

  12. Urban Air Quality Management and Emergency Response

    • Volodymyr I. Nochvai, Angelina V. Shavrina, Oleksandr A. Veles
    Pages 139-145

  13. Processing of Hyperspectral Imagery for Contamination Detection in Urban Areas

    • Mikhail A. Popov, Sergey A. Stankevich, Ludmila P. Lischenko, Vladimir V. Lukin, Nikolay N. Ponomarenko
    Pages 147-156

  14. Ukraine and Romania: Transboundary Environmental Security and Ecology of Shared Water Resources

    • Igor Winkler
    Pages 157-169

  15. Destruction of the Biosphere as the Result of Negative Influences of Different Factors on Living Organisms and the Environment

    • Irina Ermakova
    Pages 171-179

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 181-187
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About this book

In recent years, the concept of environmental security has been adapted to include preparedness for acts of ecoterrorism. This latter term has now become synonymous with environmental terrorism where the perpetrator uses the environment as a weapon to harm an opponent. The intended outcome is usually large-scale deaths, severe damage to the environment, and instilling fear in the general population. This book explores various facets of ecoterrorism including the role of the state in pursuing and maintaining environmental security, a review of the concept of ecoterrorism, food security challenges and weaknesses, technological countermeasures to enable rapid detection or response, and existing pollution sources and hazards that may serve as targets for terrorist acts. In sum, this volume provides a useful overview for both the layperson and experienced researchers.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Food Engineering Dept., Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

    Hami Alpas

  • , Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

    Simon M. Berkowicz

  • , Inst. of Higher Nervous Activity of RAS, Inst. of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation

    Irina Ermakova

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