Dr. John Perdikaris is a registered professional engineer in the province of Ontario, Canada. He has 15 years of varied engineering and emergency management experience on a variety of projects within the province of Ontario, including acting as project manager on various engineering and emergency preparedness projects. He holds a master’s degree in engineering from the University of Guelph, Ontario, and a PhD from the same university. His fields of expertise include force protection, critical infrastructure protection, emergency management, water resources management, forecasting and warning systems, and modeling and simulation.

"Topics presented in the book are in plain language and can be easily understood, even by non-experienced professionals. The author’s writing style is to-the-point and a bit in-your-face, which illustrates his genuine passion and concern for the topics about which he writes."—Oliver L. Salvador, OLS Consulting Group Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada"Dr. Perdikaris is a unique individual with rare drive and perception. His handbook provides engineering practitioners and security managers with a checklist for developing state-of-the-art emergency preparedness plans."—Dr. Bahram Gharabaghi, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Emergency Management. Threat Ensemble, Vulnerability and Risk Assessments. Critical Infrastructure Protection. Targeted Violence and Violent Behaviour. Protection Strategies. Management Strategies. Contingency Plans. Response and Recovery Operations. Appendices.

Dr. John Perdikaris is a registered professional engineer in the province of Ontario, Canada. He has 15 years of varied engineering and emergency management experience on a variety of projects within the province of Ontario, including acting as project manager on various engineering and emergency preparedness projects. He holds a master’s degree in engineering from the University of Guelph, Ontario, and a PhD from the same university. His fields of expertise include force protection, critical infrastructure protection, emergency management, water resources management, forecasting and warning systems, and modeling and simulation.

"Topics presented in the book are in plain language and can be easily understood, even by non-experienced professionals. The author’s writing style is to-the-point and a bit in-your-face, which illustrates his genuine passion and concern for the topics about which he writes."—Oliver L. Salvador, OLS Consulting Group Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada"Dr. Perdikaris is a unique individual with rare drive and perception. His handbook provides engineering practitioners and security managers with a checklist for developing state-of-the-art emergency preparedness plans."—Dr. Bahram Gharabaghi, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Emergency Management. Threat Ensemble, Vulnerability and Risk Assessments. Critical Infrastructure Protection. Targeted Violence and Violent Behaviour. Protection Strategies. Management Strategies. Contingency Plans. Response and Recovery Operations. Appendices.

Dr. John Perdikaris is a registered professional engineer in the province of Ontario, Canada. He has 15 years of varied engineering and emergency management experience on a variety of projects within the province of Ontario, including acting as project manager on various engineering and emergency preparedness projects. He holds a master’s degree in engineering from the University of Guelph, Ontario, and a PhD from the same university. His fields of expertise include force protection, critical infrastructure protection, emergency management, water resources management, forecasting and warning systems, and modeling and simulation.

"Topics presented in the book are in plain language and can be easily understood, even by non-experienced professionals. The author’s writing style is to-the-point and a bit in-your-face, which illustrates his genuine passion and concern for the topics about which he writes."—Oliver L. Salvador, OLS Consulting Group Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada"Dr. Perdikaris is a unique individual with rare drive and perception. His handbook provides engineering practitioners and security managers with a checklist for developing state-of-the-art emergency preparedness plans."—Dr. Bahram Gharabaghi, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Emergency Management. Threat Ensemble, Vulnerability and Risk Assessments. Critical Infrastructure Protection. Targeted Violence and Violent Behaviour. Protection Strategies. Management Strategies. Contingency Plans. Response and Recovery Operations. Appendices.