Safety and Security Engineering

Proceedings of an international conference held in Rome in 2005 focusing on recent developments in the theoretical and practical aspects of safety and security engineering. Eighty-six contributions are organized into sections on modeling and theoretical studies; risk analysis, assessment and management; ARAMIS--an integrated risk assessment methodology; novel techniques, systems and devices; information and communication technologies; integrated technological systems; fire prevention and protection; infrastructures protection; transportation problems; population protection; environmental protection; emergency and disaster prevention, control, management and recovery; terrorism prevention and protection; case studies; forensic studies; and industrial environment. A sampling of topics: simulating pedestrians in evacuation processes, the managing of the navigational safety of ships in port water areas, health monitoring of cultural heritage using ambient and forced vibrations, evaluating web information.