Mapping human vulnerability to chemical accidents in the vicinity of chemical industry parks

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 179, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 500-506

  Li, Fengying ^a,b   Bi, Jun ^a   Huang, Lei ^a   Qu, Changsheng ^a   Yang, Jie ^c   Bu, Quanmin ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c SUZHOU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical industry park; Geographical information system (GIS); Risk assessment; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACCIDENT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY PARKS; CHEMICAL RISKS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS); GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND-USE PLANNING; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL POPULATIONS; MEDICAL SERVICES; NANJING CHEMICAL INDUSTRY PARKS; SOCIAL VULNERABILITY; TRAFFIC LINES; VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS;

ACCIDENTS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; PARKS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GIS; LAND USE PLANNING; MAPPING; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ACCIDENT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHINA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALGORITHMS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHINA; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CHINA;

EID: 77952892171     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.03.031     Document Type: Article

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