摘要: |
The terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001 clearly demonstrated the need to protect the infrastructure of the United States from terrorist attacks. The National Strategy for the Physical Protection of the Nations Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets (February 2003) established eleven key areas of critical infrastructure in the United States of which the transportation sector is one. The strategy calls for an unprecedented coordinated effort between all levels of government, the military, the private sector, US citizens, and foreign nationals in defending against a thinking enemy. This strategy requires the participants from these diverse areas to be educated and conversant in the multiple issues involved. Taken as a whole, the task seems overwhelming, but it is manageable if the issues are broken down into workable topics that can be quantified and studied in detail. This project focuses on the transportation infrastructure of Alabama as a component part of the nations critical infrastructure. The project consists of four tasks: (1) provide a comprehensive overview of Alabamas transportation infrastructure detailing ownership, maintenance and security responsibilities, (2) articulate potential vulnerabilities of the transportation system overlapping impact on other parts of the critical infrastructure, locally, regionally and nationally, (3) develop information summaries and educational materials formatted into seminar and short course learning tools suitable for both residence and online learning, and (4) complete a detailed project report. / NOTE: Final rept. 1 Aug 05-30 Apr 07. / Supplementary Notes: Sponsored by University Transportation Center for Alabama, Tuscaloosa. and Department of Transportation, Washington, DC. / Availability Note: Product reproduced from digital image. Order this product from NTIS by: phone at 1-800-553-NTIS (U.S. customers); (703)605-6000 (other countries); fax at (703)605-6900; and email at orders@ntis.gov. NTIS is located at 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA, 22161, USA. |