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Hantering av terrorhot inom luftfarten - Riskperception och uppfattningen om säkerhetsåtgärder

Nilsson, Christina (2009) In LUTVDG/TVBB-5318-SE VBR920
Division of Fire Safety Engineering
Risk Management and Safety Engineering (M.Sc.Eng.)
Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
Abstract
As a result of the terrorist attacks on America on September 11, 2001 air security regulations have become stricter and people’s perception of risks related to flying and terror has changed. The primary objective of this master thesis is to examine how terror threats against civil aviation are handled by passengers and decision makers and to study opinions of security measures. The methods used in this report include a questionnaire study with air passengers and interviews with representatives of air transportation organizations. The questionnaire study indicates that air passengers perceive a low risk of terror in Sweden. The opinions of and attitudes towards security regulations and measures are mainly positive, but there are variations... (More)
As a result of the terrorist attacks on America on September 11, 2001 air security regulations have become stricter and people’s perception of risks related to flying and terror has changed. The primary objective of this master thesis is to examine how terror threats against civil aviation are handled by passengers and decision makers and to study opinions of security measures. The methods used in this report include a questionnaire study with air passengers and interviews with representatives of air transportation organizations. The questionnaire study indicates that air passengers perceive a low risk of terror in Sweden. The opinions of and attitudes towards security regulations and measures are mainly positive, but there are variations due to passenger sex, age and level of education. The air transportation organizations believe that the security measures are adapted to the level of threat and that the measures are accurate. (Less)
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author
Nilsson, Christina
supervisor
organization
course
VBR920
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Riskperception flygpassagerare luftfart luftfartsskydd terrorhot säkerhetsåtgärder
publication/series
LUTVDG/TVBB-5318-SE
report number
5318
ISSN
1402-3504
language
Swedish
id
1689184
date added to LUP
2011-01-21 08:31:16
date last changed
2020-12-03 14:26:05
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  abstract     = {{As a result of the terrorist attacks on America on September 11, 2001 air security regulations have become stricter and people’s perception of risks related to flying and terror has changed. The primary objective of this master thesis is to examine how terror threats against civil aviation are handled by passengers and decision makers and to study opinions of security measures. The methods used in this report include a questionnaire study with air passengers and interviews with representatives of air transportation organizations. The questionnaire study indicates that air passengers perceive a low risk of terror in Sweden. The opinions of and attitudes towards security regulations and measures are mainly positive, but there are variations due to passenger sex, age and level of education. The air transportation organizations believe that the security measures are adapted to the level of threat and that the measures are accurate.}},
  author       = {{Nilsson, Christina}},
  issn         = {{1402-3504}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{LUTVDG/TVBB-5318-SE}},
  title        = {{Hantering av terrorhot inom luftfarten - Riskperception och uppfattningen om säkerhetsåtgärder}},
  year         = {{2009}},
}