Overview
- The contribution of international experts on this topic
- The practical presentation of concepts, methods and tools to manage risk of DGT accidents and malicious acts
- The state of the art in this topic
Part of the book series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security (NAPSC)
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Table of contents (9 papers)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
This book addresses the various risks associated with the transport of dangerous goods within a territory. The emphasis of the contributions is on methods and tools to reduce the vulnerability of both the environment and human society to accidents or malicious acts involving such transport. With topics ranging from game theory to governance principles, the authors together cover technical, legal, financial, and logistic aspects of this problem. The intended audience includes responsible persons in territorial organizations, managers of transport infrastructures, as well as students, teachers and researchers wishing to deepen their knowledge in this area.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Transport of Dangerous Goods
Book Subtitle: Methods and Tools for Reducing the Risks of Accidents and Terrorist Attack
Editors: Emmanuel Garbolino, Mohamed Tkiouat, Natalia Yankevich, Dalanda Lachtar
Series Title: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2684-0
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-2683-3Published: 15 February 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-2686-4Published: 15 February 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-2684-0Published: 13 February 2012
Series ISSN: 1874-6519
Series E-ISSN: 1874-6543
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 249
Number of Illustrations: 90 b/w illustrations
Topics: Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk, Transportation, Safety in Chemistry, Dangerous Goods