Analysis of territorial compatibility for Seveso-type sites using different risk assessment methods and GIS technique

Török, Zoltán; Petrescu-Mag, Ruxandra Mălina; Mereuță, Alexandru; Maloş, Cristian; Arghius, Viorel-Ilie; Ozunu, Alexandru

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.02.037

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“…For example, a GIS‐based maps threat analysis was used by Kontić and Kontić (2009) to integrate the consequence analysis, the results of QRA, and the environmental vulnerability analysis, whereas Török et al. (2020) combined the GIS tool with consequence and risk modeling software to include territorial compatibility assessments in the analysis of accident scenarios. Moreover, another topic that has widely been investigated when dealing with LUP is the domino effect.…”

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Risk assessment for handling hazardous substances within the European industry: Available methodologies and research streams

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After the Seveso disaster occurred more than 40 years ago, there has been an increasing awareness of the potential impacts that similar accident events can occur in a wide range of process establishments, where the handling and production of hazardous substances pose a real threat to society and the environment. In these industrial sites denominated "Seveso sites," the urgent need for an effective strategy emerged markedly to handle hazardous activities and to ensure safe conditions. Since then, the main challenging research issues have focused on how to prevent such accident events and how to mitigate their consequences leading to the development of many risk assessment methodologies. In recent years, researchers and practitioners have tried to provide useful overviews of the existing risk assessment methodologies proposing several reviews. However, these reviews are not exhaustive because they are either dated or focus only on one specific topic (e.g., liquefied natural gas, domino effect, etc.). This work aims to overcome the limitations of the current reviews by providing an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the risk assessment methodologies for handling hazardous substances within the European industry. In particular, we have focused on the current techniques for hazards and accident scenarios identification, as well as probability and consequence analyses for both onshore and offshore installations. Thus, we have identified the research streams that have characterized the activities of researchers and practitioners over the years, and we have then presented and discussed the different risk assessment methodologies available concerning the research stream that they belong to.

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Risk assessment for handling hazardous substances within the European industry: Available methodologies and research streams

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“…Spatial planning tools using GIS are applied in analyzing industrial risks and for Seveso site information systems (Kirchsteiger et al 1999). The ongoing growth of industrial sites in the European Union underlines the need for such assessments (Török et al 2020). Many funded research projects typically involve assessments of the likelihood of accidents, the vulnerability of the surroundings, and safety barriers and processes (Salvi and Debray 2006).…”

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Spatial Industrial Accident Exposure and Social Vulnerability Assessment of Hazardous Material Sites, Chemical Parks, and Nuclear Power Plants in Germany

Fekete

Neuner

2023

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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Industrial accidents have shown that many people can be affected, such as in Seveso, Italy, in 1976. Industrial accidents in nuclear power plants have also led to fatalities and evacuations. To better guide preparedness against and mitigation of industrial accidents, an assessment is necessary to evaluate hazard exposure and the type of potentially vulnerable social groups that need to be taken into account. This study conducted a spatial assessment of three types of industrial facilities in Germany: facilities registered under the Seveso Directive, chemical parks, and nuclear power plants. The method consisted of a spatial assessment using a Geographic Information System of exposure around hazardous sites registered under the Seveso Directive in Germany and of census data to analyze social vulnerability. Hazards analyzed included industrial accidents and earthquakes. The results revealed that most industrial sites are in urban areas and that population density, the numbers of foreigners, and smaller housing unit sizes are higher in close proximity to these sites. The buffer zones analyzed in circles between 1 and 40 km show a decreasing vulnerability with more distance. This can guide emergency management planners and other stakeholders to better prepare for major accidents and better devise disaster risk reduction strategies specifically for different social groups.

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“…In this connection, in relation to the social implications de Mendonca and Gullo [5] have contributed to planning in areas susceptible to natural disasters (landslides) by means of surveys to estimate risk perception by the general public. As for the identification of multiple structures with common safety issues, Török et al [6] propose a territorial investigation using a GIS technique to identify improvements in the planning of industrial areas. Other researchers, such as Claudia et al [7], and Hossein and Sachio [8], have designed risk maps, typically in a GIS environment, for safety planning considering different infrastructure systems.…”

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Organizational Aspects of Sustainable Infrastructure Safety Planning by Means of Alert Maps

Troisi

Arena

2022

Sustainability

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Road infrastructure safety is a key issue in urban planning for numerous agencies, authorities, central and local administrations, road operators and contractors, in addition to researchers and technology experts. The present study describes a theoretical framework and examines coordination models highlighting how the integration between agencies can be developed with a supporting methodology. By means of alert maps derived from the elaboration of DInSAR (differential interferometry synthetic aperture radar) data, the study defines the actors involved, the alert level for each road infrastructure and the rationale for centralized or flexible coordination models. The potential applications of the approach are tested on a case study in Italy, in an area with about 1600 km of roads in Rome. The study aims to promote synergy between the various agencies for more sustainable infrastructure safety planning and governance.

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Analysis of territorial compatibility for Seveso-type sites using different risk assessment methods and GIS technique

Cited by 15 publications

References 42 publications

Risk assessment for handling hazardous substances within the European industry: Available methodologies and research streams

Risk assessment for handling hazardous substances within the European industry: Available methodologies and research streams

Spatial Industrial Accident Exposure and Social Vulnerability Assessment of Hazardous Material Sites, Chemical Parks, and Nuclear Power Plants in Germany

Organizational Aspects of Sustainable Infrastructure Safety Planning by Means of Alert Maps

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