An external domino effects investment approach to improve cross-plant safety within chemical clusters

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 177, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 167-174

  Reniers, Genserik ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b HOGESCHOOL UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

External domino effects; Game theory; Investment approach; Two plant chemical cluster

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CLUSTERS; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DOMINO EFFECTS; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; EXTERNAL DOMINO EFFECTS; ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES; INVESTMENT OPTIONS; LEGAL REQUIREMENTS; PLANT SAFETY; PREVENTION MEASURES; STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ECONOMICS; GAME THEORY; INVESTMENTS;

CHEMICAL PLANTS;

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; GAME THEORY; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; SAFETY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DANGEROUS GOODS; DECISION MAKING; GAME; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHEMICAL HAZARD RELEASE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GAME THEORY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77749246020     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.12.013     Document Type: Article

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