Enhancing Transport Security and Efficiency. Contradiction or Challenge

This paper describes how transport infrastructure and equipment have been the target of terrorist actions for a number of reasons, among them, it: (1) is relatively accessible; (2) can attract significant public attention and media coverage; (3) is often linked with national symbols such as national airlines; and (4) can affect large number of people in a single strike. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York and Washington forever modified the way security is approached in the transport sector. The use of transport vehicles as actual weapons of destruction, targeting both passengers in the vehicles and individuals located in the target buildings exposed a whole new degree of vulnerability within the transport system. The second section of the paper examines policy developments in transport security since 2002, which includes a special reference to transport security measures during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. The third section points to some of the key policy questions that have emerged since 2002, and the fourth section proposes key conclusions for transport decision makers.

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  European Conference of Ministers of Transport

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• Authors:
  • Sarigiannidis, Vassilios
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Bibliography;
• Pagination: pp 173-193
• Monograph Title: Market Access, Trade in Transport Services and Trade Facilitation. Report of the One Hundred and Thirty Fourth Round Table on Transport Economics

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight security; Infrastructure; Passenger security; Safety and security; Security; Terrorism; Weapons of mass destruction
• Identifier Terms: Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation infrastructure; Vulnerability (Security)
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01054139
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9789282101469
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 2007 10:56AM