Regional risk assessment for urban major hazards based on GIS geoprocessing to improve public safety

Safety Science

Volumn 87, Issue , 2016, Pages 18-24

  Zhao, Ming ^a   Liu, Xiang ^b  

^a CHINA WATERBORNE TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^b Beijing Nutrichem Company Limited   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental accidents; Geoprocessing; Major hazards; Regional risk assessment; Urban public safety

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HAZARDS; MAPPING; MAPS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ENVIRONMENTAL ACCIDENTS; GEOPROCESSING; MAJOR HAZARDS; REGIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN PUBLIC SAFETY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHEMICAL ACCIDENT; CHINA; CITY PLANNING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISASTER PLANNING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 85027950959     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2016.03.016     Document Type: Article

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