The people and the hazard: The spatial context of major accident hazard management in Britain

Applied Geography

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 119-135

  Walker, Gordon ^a   Mooney, John ^a   Pratts, Derek ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hazard management; Industrial accidents; Regulation; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034056701     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-6228(99)00032-6     Document Type: Article

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