Natech Risk Assessment and Management

Chapter 4

Status of Natech Risk Management

E. Krausmann*

R. Fendler**

S. Averous-Monnery^†

A.M. Cruz^‡

N. Kato^§*    European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy^**    German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany^†    United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, Paris Cedex, France^‡    Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan^§    Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

Abstract

In many countries, a legal framework for chemical-accident prevention and mitigation exists and some programs address Natech risk directly or implicitly. Nonetheless, the repeated occurrence of Natech accidents raises questions ...