Using a variety of methodologies and original research, the authors of this study consider different types of terrorist attack on public utilities. They suggest that a greater understanding of the economic costs of terrorist attacks can be used to focus investment on prevention and response.

Transnational terrorism : an economic analysis / Todd Sandler, Walter Enders -- You can only die once : interdependent security in an uncertain world / Geoffrey Heal, Howard Kunreuther -- Increasing the security and reliability of the US electricity system / Lester B. Lave [and others] -- Migration of extreme event risks : electric power outage and infrastructure failure interactions / Stephanie E. Chang, Timothy L. McDaniels, Dorothy Reed -- Float together/sink together? : the effect of connectivity on power systems / Richard E. Schuler -- Current and improved biodefense cost-benefit assessment / Clark C. Abt -- Improving the Homeland security Advisory System : an experimental analysis of threat communication for national security / Philip T. Ganderton, David S. Brookshire, Richard L. Bernknopf -- Land markets and terrorism : uncovering perceptions of risk by examining land price changes following 9/11 / Christian L. Redfearn -- Designing benefit-cost analyses for homeland security policies / V. Kerry Smith, Daniel G. Hallstrom -- Analyzing terrorist threats to the economy : a computable general equilibrium approach / Adam Rose -- Evaluating the viability of 100 per cent container inspection at America's ports / Susan E. Martonosi, David S. Ortiz, Henry H. Willis -- An overview of US port security programs / Jon D. Haveman, Howard J. Shatz, Ernesto I. Vilchis -- The economic impact of a terrorist attack on the twin ports of Los Angeles-Long Beach / Peter Gordon [and others] -- The transportation implications of a terrorist attack on Seattle's highway network / Chang-Hee Christine Bae, Larry Blain, Alon Bassok.