Mitigating the consequences of extreme events on strategic facilities: Evaluation of volcanic and seismic risk affecting the Caspian oil and gas pipelines in the Republic of Georgia

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1774-1782

  Pasquare F A ^a   Tormey, D ^b   Vezzoli, L ^a   Okrostsvaridze, A ^c   Tutberidze, B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b ENTRIX INC   (United States)

^c Department of Petrology and Mineralogy of Geological Institute ^*  (Georgia)

^d TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Caspian; Caucasus; Pipelines; Risk mitigation; Seismic hazard; Volcanic hazard

Indexed keywords

NATURAL GAS;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LANDSLIDE; MATRIX; PIPELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEISMIC HAZARD; STRESS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ARTICLE; EARTHQUAKE; GAS; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HAZARD ASSESSMENT; OIL INDUSTRY; PIPELINE; RISK REDUCTION; VOLCANO;

GEORGIA (REPUBLIC);

EID: 79955586561     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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