Other Causes of Escalation

Valerio Cozzani^∗, Elisabeth Krausmann^† and Genserik Reniers^‡, ^∗LISES, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Chimica, Ambientale e dei Materiali, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy, ^†European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen, Ispra, Varese, Italy, ^‡Centre for Economics and Corporate Sustainability (CEDON), HUB, KULeuven, Brussels, Belgium

Chapter Outline

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Indirect Causes of Escalation

7.2.1 Domino Accidents Caused by Indirect Escalation

7.2.2 Definition and Causes of Indirect Escalation

7.2.3 Prevention of Indirect Escalation

7.2.4 Escalation Triggered by Toxic Releases

7.3 Natural Events

7.3.1 Domino Scenarios ...

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