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dc.contributor.authorPatterson, Douglas A.
dc.contributor.authorBridgelall, Raj
dc.description.abstractCalifornia is the largest economy among states in the US. More than 40% of the nation's containerized cargo flows through the marine ports of California. Cruise ships also call on four of California's largest ports, with the Port of San Diego growing the fastest. This study assessed the attack risk for the Port of San Diego by applying a model from the risk assessment framework recommended by the Department of Homeland Security. Quantification of the model's threat and consequence factors was based on economic data derived from various databases. The findings show that the risk of attack is more pronounced for cruise ship operations than for marine cargo operations. The risk is directly proportional to the level of vulnerability to expected perpetrator tactics and weapons. Based on expert knowledge of the port characteristics, the vulnerability assessment points to a low probability that anticipated attack methods could succeed. However, the behavior of terrorists can be unpredictable as they continuously adapt to exploit vulnerability gaps that may be unforeseen. Therefore, it is wise to develop policies that encourage a security culture to avoid complacency and to conduct regular risk assessments.en_US
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dc.titleAttack Risk Modelling for the San Diego Maritime Facilitiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.typePreprinten_US
dc.descriptionRaj Bridgelall is the program director for the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (UGPTI) Center for Surface Mobility Applications & Real-time Simulation environments (SMARTSeSM).en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-04T16:50:08Z
dc.date.available2021-08-04T16:50:08Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10365/31984
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-9414-7318
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-3743-6652
dc.identifier.citationPatterson, Douglas A. and Raj Bridgelall. "Attack Risk Modelling for the San Diego Maritime Facilities." Marine Policy, DOI:10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104210, 121(104210), November 2020.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.ugpti.org/about/staff/viewbio.php?id=79
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.contributor.organizationUpper Great Plains Transportation Institute
ndsu.collegeCollege of Business
ndsu.departmentTransportation and Logistics
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104210


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