Butterworth Heinemann imprint: 969 books
Security Science
The Theory and Practice of Security
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Security Science integrates the multi-disciplined practice areas of security into a single structured body of knowledge, where each chapter takes an evidence-based approach to one of the core knowledge categories. The authors give practitioners and students the underlying scientific perspective based...
Fuzzy Neural Networks for Real Time Control Applications
Concepts, Modeling and Algorithms for Fast Learning
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2015
AN INDISPENSABLE RESOURCE FOR ALL THOSE WHO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT TYPE-1 AND TYPE-2 FUZZY NEURAL NETWORKS IN REAL TIME SYSTEMS
Delve into the type-2 fuzzy logic systems and become engrossed in the parameter update algorithms for type-1 and type-2 fuzzy neural networks and their stability analysis...
by David L. McDowell, Jitesh Panchal, Hae-Jin Choi
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2009
Integrated Design of Multiscale, Multifunctional Materials and Products is the first of its type to consider not only design of materials, but concurrent design of materials and products. In other words, materials are not just selected on the basis of properties, but the composition and/or microstructure...
What Went Wrong?
Case Histories of Process Plant Disasters and How They Could Have Been Avoided
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2009
"What Went Wrong?" has revolutionized the way industry views safety. The new edition continues and extends the wisdom, innovations and strategies of previous editions, by introducing new material on recent incidents, and adding an extensive new section that shows how many accidents occur through simple...
Integrated Security Systems Design
A Complete Reference for Building Enterprise-Wide Digital Security Systems
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2014
Integrated Security Systems Design, 2nd Edition, is recognized as the industry-leading book on the subject of security systems design. It explains how to design a fully integrated security system that ties together numerous subsystems into one complete, highly coordinated, and highly functional system....
Corporate Security Management
Challenges, Risks, and Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2015
Corporate Security Management provides practical advice on efficiently and effectively protecting an organization's processes, tangible and intangible assets, and people.
The book merges business and security perspectives to help transform this often conflicted relationship into a successful...
by Peter Tarlow, Ph.D. in Sociology, Texas A&M University
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
Sports Team Security examines the security needs for sports teams and events of all sizes. This groundbreaking book provides a fundamental model for sports team security that can be applied almost universally, from youth sports to the Super Bowl and World Cup.
The book develops, compares, and...
by Andrew A. Tufano
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2013
Effectively resolving conflict prevents violence, reduces incidents, improves productivity, and contributes to the overall health of an organization. Unlike the traditionally reactive law enforcement approach to resolving conflict, Conflict Management for Security Professionals provides a proven,...
by Mary Lynn Garcia
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2007
Design and Evaluation of Physical Security Systems, 2e, includes updated references to security expectations and changes since 9/11. The threat chapter includes references to new threat capabilities in Weapons of Mass Destruction, and a new figure on hate crime groups in the US. All the technology...
The Five Technological Forces Disrupting Security
How Cloud, Social, Mobile, Big Data and IoT are Transforming Physical Security in the Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2017
The Five Technological Forces Disrupting Security: How Cloud, Social, Mobile, Big Data and IoT are Transforming Physical Security in the Digital Age explores the major technological forces currently driving digital disruption in the security industry, and what they foretell for the future. The book...
Nuclear Engineering
A Conceptual Introduction to Nuclear Power
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
Nuclear Engineering: A Conceptual Introduction to Nuclear Power provides coverage of the introductory, salient principles of nuclear engineering in a comprehensive manner for those entering the profession at the end of their degree. The nuclear power industry is undergoing a renaissance because of...
The ROV Manual
A User Guide for Observation Class Remotely Operated Vehicles
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
The ROV Manual: A User Guide for Observation-Class Remotely Operated Vehicles is the first manual to provide a basic ""How To"" for using small observation-class ROVs for surveying, inspection and research procedures. It serves as a user guide that offers complete training and...
Gas Turbines
A Handbook of Air, Land and Sea Applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
Covering basic theory, components, installation, maintenance, manufacturing, regulation and industry developments, Gas Turbines: A Handbook of Air, Sea and Land Applications is a broad-based introductory reference designed to give you the knowledge needed to succeed in the gas turbine industry, land,...
Insider Threat
Prevention, Detection, Mitigation, and Deterrence
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2016
Insider Threat: Detection, Mitigation, Deterrence and Prevention presents a set of solutions to address the increase in cases of insider threat. This includes espionage, embezzlement, sabotage, fraud, intellectual property theft, and research and development theft from current or former employees....