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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"technological hazards"”.
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Implementing an integrated multijurisdictional emergency management system: a case study at the Savannah River Plant
The combination of modern, technological hazards and overlapping government jurisdictions requires coordinated, multijurisdictional emergency management. The Three Mile Island incident clearly demonstrated the impact of technical hazards and the importance of intergovernmental cooperation. A method …
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Environmental equity in southeast Louisiana: oil, people, policy, and the geography of industrial hazards
… deleterious consequences. Cumulative hazards models examine the distribution of technological hazards associated with petroleum extraction and processing and explores how this varies among different socioeconomic groups in three coastal Louisiana parishes. Considerable onshore oil …
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Moving towards disaster: examining the changing patterns of social vulnerability in a multi-hazard urban environment
… when it is located in areas exposed to technological hazards. Limitations in the present administration of the subsidy programs are identified and policy alternatives are discussed that may help to reduce their contribution to vulnerability.
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Perceived Risk and Response to the Wind Turbine Ice Throw Hazard: Comparing Community Stakeholders and Operations and Maintenance Personnel in Two Regions of Texas
… to the general public. However, overall, the hazards of ice throw are not generally known to the public, as there has not been a significant event in the U.S. which has drawn any media attention. As we continue to install more and more turbines, the number of people exposed greatly increases, …