Terrorist impacts have been increasing over time in many countries, being one of the most
significant threats for the Built Environment (BE), intended as a network of open spaces …

Those tasked with protecting soft targets, including organizations, have tried to counteract
threats against them by increasing security, yet the effectiveness of these measures remains …

Terrorists usually choose to attack soft targets, with low self-protection abilities and
resistance strengths, such as schools, campus, public squares, railway stations, etc. Under …

Recent events in and outside of conflict zones have raised apprehensions about the threat
that Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) might pose to modern societies. There have been …

Counter terrorism is a huge challenge for public spaces. Therefore, it is essential to support
early detection of threats, such as weapons or explosives. An integrated fusion engine was …

Since the dawn of time, the path of humanity has been followed by the need for security in
numerous fields. Globalisation as an apparently irreversible process (Morgado, 2013a) …

Abstract [eng] Global terrorism has become one of the most serious threats to the security in
the world today. The number of suspects arrested for religiously inspired terrorism in the EU …

The negative impact of terrorist activity on international tourism has been repeatedly
reported on from many studies in the past. However, the results of these studies are …

In Nigeria, Banditry which includes kidnap**, is currently a national threat that led to the
loss of lives, livelihoods, crippled economic activities, broken social cohesion and above all …

Threats online-internet, social media platforms, blogs-has risen with development of
cybernetics tools of communication. Since the threats against soft targets are recurrent on …