| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 333 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Nato science for peace and security series. E, Human and societal dynamics,
1874-6276 ;
v. 45
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NATO science for peace and security series. E, Human and societal dynamics ; v. 45.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Summary |
Logistics has become a strategic factor for development and competition. Terrorist attacks, such as 11th of September 2001 in the USA, have caused the introduction of rules and procedures, which affect the overall logistics showing the vulnerability of the global economy. This book presents the status of research on dangerous goods transport. |
| Contents |
Pt 1. State of the art on risk assessment. Assessment of risk and accident impacts related to dangerous goods transport in a dense urbanized area ; Hazardous materials transportation: a literature review and an annotated bibliography ; Hazardous materials transportation by road: trends and problems in risk assessment and emergency planning ; Safety in hazardous material road transportation: state of the art and emerging problems -- pt. 2. Risk management and control. Finding solutions to mixed route strategies for transporting hazardous materials ; The trade-offs in rail-truck intermodal transportation of hazardous materials: an illustrative case study ; Modeling a real time mobile information system for Haz/Mat telegeomonitoring ; Sustainable distribution of petrol products to service stations based on demand forecast, inventory and transportation costs ; A GIS-based multi-objective travel planner for hazardous material transport in the urban area of Milan -- pt. 3. Risk assessment for coupled critical infrastructures ; The Ukrainian response system for event of accidents in radioactive material transportation ; An integrated system for the hazardous materials transport in a sub-regional scale area ; The challenges of transport of radioactive materials and waste in Albania ; Thermoeconomical optimization in hazardous materials transport on roads flowing towards one critical infrastructure -- Conclusions. Dangerous goods transportation and related research challenges in the human and societal dynamics. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hazardous substances -- Transportation.
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Hazardous substances -- Transportation. |
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Risk management.
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Risk management. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Bersani, Chiara.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Advanced technologies and methodologies for risk management in the global transport of dangerous goods. Washington, DC : IOS Press, 2008 9781586038991 (DLC) 2008932442 (OCoLC)301705161 |
| ISBN |
9781597343817 (electronic book) |
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1597343811 (electronic book) |
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9781441601544 (electronic book) |
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1441601546 (electronic book) |
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9781607503637 |
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1607503638 |
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1281968587 |
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9781281968586 |
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9781586038991 |
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1586038990 |
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