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Acker Jenna - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Research report (Texas Tech University. Center for Multidisciplinary Research in Transportation)
Texas Tech University. Center for Multidisciplinary Research in Transportation., 2011Co-Authors: Thompson, David B., Morse Audra, Acker JennaAbstract:"This report presents the results from a research on the occurrence and distribution of Hazardous Materials Spills along Texas highway during the period of record from 2002-2006.
Emdad C Haque - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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hazards risk assessment methodology for emergency managers a standardized framework for application
Natural Hazards, 2003Co-Authors: Norman Ferrier, Emdad C HaqueAbstract:The public and the decision and policy makers who serve themtoo often have a view of community risks that is influenced and distorted significantlyby media exposure and common misconceptions. The regulators and managers, responsible forplanning and coordination of a community's mitigation, preparedness, response and recoveryefforts, are originated from a variety of disciplines and levels of education. Not only mustthese individuals deal with the misconceptions of their communities, but also frequently lacka basic methodology for the assessment of risks. The effective planning of mitigation andresponse are, however, directly dependent upon the understanding of the complexities, types,and nature of risks faced by the community, determining the susceptible areas, and conceptualizinghuman vulnerability. In this study, a review of the existing literature on both theconceptual underpinnings of risk and its assessment is attempted. A standardized framework is proposedfor use by all emergency managers, regardless of training or education. This frameworkconsists of the numerical ranking of the frequency of the event in the community, multiplied bya numerical ranking of the severity or magnitude of an event in a given community, based upon thepotential impact characteristics of a `worst-case' scenario. This figure is then multipliedby a numerical ranking indicating the Social Consequence; a combination of community perception ofrisk level and collective will to address the problem. The resulting score, which is notstrictly scientific, would permit emergency managers from a variety of backgrounds to comparelevels of community exposure to such disparate events as Hazardous Materials Spills andtornadoes, and to set priorities for both mitigation efforts and for the acquisition of response needs,within the availability of community resources.
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hazards risk assessment methodology for emergency managers a standardized framework for application
Natural Hazards, 2003Co-Authors: Norman Ferrier, Emdad C HaqueAbstract:The public and the decision and policy makers who serve themtoo often have a view of community risks that is influenced and distorted significantlyby media exposure and common misconceptions. The regulators and managers, responsible forplanning and coordination of a community's mitigation, preparedness, response and recoveryefforts, are originated from a variety of disciplines and levels of education. Not only mustthese individuals deal with the misconceptions of their communities, but also frequently lacka basic methodology for the assessment of risks. The effective planning of mitigation andresponse are, however, directly dependent upon the understanding of the complexities, types,and nature of risks faced by the community, determining the susceptible areas, and conceptualizinghuman vulnerability. In this study, a review of the existing literature on both theconceptual underpinnings of risk and its assessment is attempted. A standardized framework is proposedfor use by all emergency managers, regardless of training or education. This frameworkconsists of the numerical ranking of the frequency of the event in the community, multiplied bya numerical ranking of the severity or magnitude of an event in a given community, based upon thepotential impact characteristics of a `worst-case' scenario. This figure is then multipliedby a numerical ranking indicating the Social Consequence; a combination of community perception ofrisk level and collective will to address the problem. The resulting score, which is notstrictly scientific, would permit emergency managers from a variety of backgrounds to comparelevels of community exposure to such disparate events as Hazardous Materials Spills andtornadoes, and to set priorities for both mitigation efforts and for the acquisition of response needs,within the availability of community resources. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2003
Avendano, Claudia E. - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Environmental justice: geospatial impacts of Hazardous Materials Spills
University of Southern California. Libraries, 2014Co-Authors: Avendano, Claudia E.Abstract:2014-05-14This study encompasses Hazardous Materials Spills (HAZMATS) occurred in the United States between 1998 and 2009, also concentrating on California as a case study. This work expands the base of empirical knowledge and observations of previous studies dealing with the geographical location of Hazardous Materials Handling and Storage Facilities (HMHSF). ❧ Integrated into the HAZMATS Spills distribution analysis, a frontline approach is proposed to address the more common methodological issues and constraints faced by the environmental justice discipline, as reported by previous authors. This new methodology is purposely designed to comply with the current legal requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Environmental Justice Determinations (EJD), so can be expanded from theoretical to the applied realm. Two major methodological problems were identified during the literature review: a) The precise determination of the best geographical extent (scale) to define the area of study and the appropriate unit of analysis to capture the environmental problem at hand, and b) the introduction of artificial boundaries caused by the use of population census data aggregated at the tract, block, or ZIP code level. The author proposes, creates, and tests an innovative Geospatial Tool, based in the study of "Hotspots"—or outliers—and the use of a variable radius in order to address the "Modifiable Area Unit" problem and the introduction of artificial boundaries by the census data offering a solution for the two more common methodological issues that have been encountered by previous authors. ❧ This thesis also explores distribution patterns and spatial relationships between the more significant HAZMATS Spills locations ("Hotspots") and highlights communities with high levels of poverty and social vulnerability where questions concerning environmental justice need to be urgently addressed. Future work is proposed to assess the presence of "Hotspots" as predictors of future severe Spills and catastrophic events
Scott Jason - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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MASTER\u27S PROJECT: PREPAREDNESS FOR OIL AND Hazardous MATERIAL Spills IN THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN BASIN
ScholarWorks @ UVM, 2020Co-Authors: Scott JasonAbstract:Lake Champlain faces numerous complex environmental threats that do not have simple solutions. Oil and other types of Hazardous Materials Spills are among those threats that continue to attract the attention of agencies and organizations trusted to protect the lake. There is significant transportation infrastructure that exists in the region that, in the event of an accident, could lead to Spills and extensive damage to natural resources. This project is intended to strengthen the ability of marina owners and first responders in the Lake Champlain Basin to prepare for and respond to oil and Hazardous material Spills by facilitating spill response training and providing important educational resources. The project is also intended to bolster federal, state and local spill planning efforts through development of the Physical Description of the Lake, which will serve as an appendix to the Multi- Agency Contingency Plan for Emergency Environmental Incidents in the Lake Champlain Region. Finally, the project is intended to increase awareness of available scientific information and expertise for spill response professionals through the development of a database of academic and scientific resources to support readiness for environmental incidents. The products generated for this project are intended to be useful for contingency planners, response personnel and resource managers engaged in spill response. The lake crosses international, federal and state jurisdictional boundaries which complicates preparedness and response in the event of a spill. This project is intended to help to unite the scientific and spill response communities in the Champlain Valley
Thompson, David B. - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Research report (Texas Tech University. Center for Multidisciplinary Research in Transportation)
Texas Tech University. Center for Multidisciplinary Research in Transportation., 2011Co-Authors: Thompson, David B., Morse Audra, Acker JennaAbstract:"This report presents the results from a research on the occurrence and distribution of Hazardous Materials Spills along Texas highway during the period of record from 2002-2006.
