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The contributions in Risks Challenging Publics, Scientists and Government looks at risks not just as a technical, social, political or economic matter, but as originating and challenging the various disciplines. Contextual aspects, usually defined by engineers as "margin conditions", are generally not looked at, but deserve much more atttention, pa

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Risks challenging publics, scientists and governments: An introduction Organization; S. Menoni Emergency Preparedness: From Contingency Plans to Crisis Management Organization and structure of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) special firemen units in Italy; A. Pugliano NEDIES: A European portal for the generation and dissemination of lessons learned from disasters; E. Krausmann, M. Christou, S. Scheer, S. Mara, J. Hervas and M. Delaval Multi-criteria decision aid for nuclear emergency management: Problem structuring based on a stakeholders survey; C.O. Turcanu, B. Carle and F. Hardeman The Potenza Province emergency plan: The seismic vulnerability map of buildings for the construction of earthquake damage scenarios; A. Attolico, A. Bixio and S. Pacifico Seismic risk assessment: A software procedure for the simulation of damage scenarios in emergency management; A. Attolico and A. Bixio Pilot project for a global safety plan on economic areas; C. Fievez, D. Dupuis, X. Dugnoille and C. Delvosalle Environment and Public Health: Looking For New Risk Assessment Tools A framework for decision support on HSE regulations; T. Aven, F. Asche, P. Lindoe, A. Toft and H.S. Wiencke Nutritional balance, the key to reducing the risks to the health of school children; R. Nelson, D. McCleery, N. Windrum, J. Phelan, A. Markey and R. Sweetnam Release of toxic substances into the atmosphere: Forecast, prevention and protection of the human health Organizational model for the management of Civil Protection interventions; G. Evangelista, G. Francioni and E. Tonelli Rapid evaluation of ecological risk in soil with DNA biosensor; G. Bagni, M. Mascini, E. Sturchio, P. Boccia and S. Marconi Bioindicators to detect environmental damage after "fall out" of pollutants; E. Sturchio, P. Boccia, S. Marconi, P. Ferrazza, C. Beni, R. Aromolo, B. Felici, B. Ficociello, L. Casorri, A. Gatteschi and C. Conti The soil contamination with cadmium after applications of sewage sludge; K. Hyblerova, F. Bozek, J. Hlusek and T. Losak Embedding Social and Economic Perspectives Into Risk Assessment and Management Perceptions of risk; D. Zaruk Perceived ways to adapt to the potential effects of the climate change in the northernmost Europe; M. Rusanen and T. Rusanen Integrated risk analysis: How to consider coping capacity?; C. Frischknecht, J.-J. Wagner and F. Romerio Use of a national population database to aid major hazard modeling and risk estimation; H. Balmforth, H. McManus and A. Fowler Interdisciplinary quality-of-life parameters as a universal risk measure; U. Kohler, D. Proske and M. Curbach Improving information of major technological risks by research in social sciences; A. Van Zanten Whistleblowing, risk communication as core feature of sustainable management; B. Rohde-Liebenau The contribution of economic and public-private cooperation instruments to the prevention and mitigation of natural hazards; G. Pesaro Estimation of economic losses according to the earthquake scenarios for Istanbul; S. Kundak A. Taylan, Evaluation of the possible urban planning and insurance policies to create a risk reduction culture in Turkey; A. Taylan Risk Mitigation Criteria in Land Use Planning And Critical Infrastructures Sitting and Design The "seismic behaviour" of urban complex systems; A. Galderisi and A. Ceudech Spatial planning processes, territorial planning law and flood risk in the region of Valencia (Spain); J. Olcina Cantos From structural to systemic: Proposals to make French flood management more consistent and robust; P. Pigeon Environmental liability as a prevention tool: A GIS application; C. Simeoni and S. Bellagamba Nation's critical infrastructures: Inherent vulnerabilities and economic fall backs of their unavailability; M. Martelli and P. Spagnesi Safety information systems related to transport of dangerous goods in Norway; O. Nja and J. Vatn Methodology based on indicators for comparison of risks results from diverse energy systems; A. Colli, C. Kirchsteiger, A.L. Vetere Arellano and B. Ale Implementation of safety management systems in nuclear power plants in Germany and results of a German research project; B. Ernst, H.P. Berg and H.P. Balfanz Determinants of investment risk in processes of transformation and modernization of polish heat energy sector; E. Sitek Environmental conflicts in Hungary-the case of the used battery reprocessing plants; R. Szanto Knowledge based tools for stability verification during pressure equipment life cycle; P.A. Bragatto, P. Pittiglio and S. Ansaldi Author Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780203847831
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: CRC Press Inc
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 294
  • ISBN-10: 0203847830
  • Publisher Date: 15 Mar 2010
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 294


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