Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 12 Issue 2
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An International JournalTable of contents
Review of an incident at a petrochemical plant
Fakhru ’L Razi Ahmadun, Ibrahim M. Shalu, Mat Said AiniMajor hazard installations (MHIs) are dealing with hazardous substances which exceed the threshold quantity. MHIs are characterized by tight coupling and high complexity. Due to…
Environmental compliance by chemical facilities with Emergency Planning and Community Right‐To‐Know Act
Amlan Mitra, Gideon Falk, Casimir C. BarczykThis paper is a part of some on‐going research to evaluate environmental compliance by chemical facilities with Title III requirements. The purpose of this paper is to report on a…
Emergent phenomena and the sociology of disaster: lessons, trends and opportunities from the research literature
Thomas E. Drabek, David A. McEntireResearch on emergent behavior has been a significant topic within disaster studies. Through a detailed review of the literature we provide background information about this…
Towards the development of standards in emergency management training and education
David AlexanderThis paper discusses the possible future role of standards in assuring the quality and content of programmes for educating and training people in the fields of emergency planning…
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0965-3562Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr JC Gaillard
- Dr Emmanuel Raju