Find-Natech: A GIS-based spatial management system for Natech events

Luo, Xiaolong; Tzioutzios, Dimitrios; Tong, Zhijun; Cruz, Ana Maria

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103028

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“…Research related to accidents classified as Natech covers a wide range of topics related to risk management and risk assessment, lessons learned from past accidents, event timing, event consequence analysis, and the impact of climate change on Natech risk. Together with the acquired knowledge, steps were taken in the field of Natech risk management, e.g., the California accidental release prevention program (CalARP) or the SEVESO III directive in force in the European Union (Luo et al 2022 ), which explicitly requires analysis of external natural hazards to prevent major accidents the inclusion of the Natech risk management guidelines by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD 2021 ) and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 call for Natech risk mitigation (UNISDR 2015 ).…”

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“…Comprehensive historical data stored in disaster databases is critical to a variety of risk reduction tools, such as setting up disaster risk assessment models, preparing disaster management plans, and conducting disaster risk mitigation cost analysis. Several global or local disaster databases have been created so far: Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT), Failure and Accidents Technical information System (FACTS), eNatech, NatCat-SERVICE, Major Accidents Reporting Systems (MARS), Sigma, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), and CATNAT (Jones et al 2022;Luo et al 2022; Official Journal of the European Communities 1982; Mazhin et al 2021). Undoubtedly, the existence of such systems is valuable, but inconsistencies in data collection and methodological difficulties in quantifying their effects are their weaknesses.…”

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Searching for a sustainable solution to increasing chemical pollution

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2024

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The growing world population and the development of civilization put pressure on the environment. Irreversible climate changes, biodiversity loss, ocean acidification, land and water degradation, and food scarcity took place. Climate changes affect human health through extreme atmospheric phenomena or indirect effects of ecosystem disruption. The intensification of natural disasters increases the risk of technical failures, and the growing production and release of larger quantities and more new chemical compounds, with different hazard potentials, exceeds the environment’s adaptability and societies’ ability to monitor changes and conduct safety assessments. The article reviews the knowledge and approach to the possibility of reducing the risks and effects of events resulting from chemical pollution. As stated, prevention of further environmental degradation and increased preparedness for natural disasters caused by climate change is critical to public safety and requires contingency plans to continuously adapt to the changing frequency, intensity, and scale of natural disasters.

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Searching for a sustainable solution to increasing chemical pollution

Rakowska

2024

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…Decision-support systems are quite common in the area of industrial accidents or Natech (Natural hazards triggering technological accidents) (Suarez-Paba et al 2019;Suarez-Paba et al 2020), and have also been using GIS for some time (Chang et al 1997;Zografos et al 2000;Luo et al 2022). These decision-support systems can also include elements such as hospitals, roads, and rivers that are potentially exposed or population density (Li et al 2010;Bonvicini et al 2012;Zhao and Liu 2016;Ştefănescu et al 2018).…”

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

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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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