The issue of environmental pollution has been recognized as a typical example of an
anthropogenic activity that constitutes a global challenge coupled with the influence of …

Industrial accidents caused by natural hazards and involving hazardous materials (hazmat)
1 releases have been an issue of concern now for several decades. These accidental …

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k/Karl Spencer events all refer to these types of situations where there is a single triggering …

This chapter traces disaster definitions devised by social scientists, recounting the evolution
of scholarly thinking and the elements of the concept. The emphasis is on the definition of …

Natural hazards may rapidly lead to a massive domino chain in chemical industrial parks
(CIPs). This work develops a high-efficiency and systematic analytical framework that is …

A changing climate and more frequent extreme weather events pose challenges to the oil
and gas sector. Identifying how these changes will affect oil and gas extraction …

The liquefied natural gas (LNG) offloading process from a floating platform to a tanker can
be a high-risk operation. It consists of LNG being transferred in hostile environments through …

NATECH events have produced great impacts in different parts of the world, and have
become a matter of great relevance to modern society. Although the probability of such …

An increasing trend in the number of reported natural hazard-triggered technological
accidents (Natechs) worldwide has led to the development of contributions in Natech risk …

Incidents that involve transportation have the potential of causing significant damages to the
affected communities due to the release of hazardous substances. Therefore, it is important …