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This book is the Proceedings of the International Conference on Trans­ portation, Storage, and Disposal of Hazardous Materials, which was held at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), 1-5 July 1985. The Conference brought together representatives of academia, business, and government from East and West to discuss the nature of current problems in the area of hazardous materials. An important objective of the Conference was to suggest steps that could be undertaken by industrial firms, the insurance industry, and govern­ ment agencies to improve the safety and efficiency with which hazar­ dous materials are produced and controlled in industrialized societies. Conference sponsors were IIASA, the Geneva Association, and the Center for Risk and Decision Processes of the University of Pennsyl­ vania. Additional financial support was received from the US Environ­ mental Protection Agency, the Monsanto Corporation, the Center for Organizational Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Canadian IIASA Committee. We are grateful to all of these institutions for their generous support of this Conference. Within IIASA, a long history of research in risk activities is evi­ dent. This owes much to the vision of IIASA's founding Director, Howard Raiffa, and program leaders who have promoted risk research at IIASA. The present Conference continued this tradition with the strong support of IIASA's current Director, Thomas H. Lee, and Deputy Director, Vitali Kaftanov.

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Author:   Paul R. Kleindorfer ,  Howard C. Kunreuther
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.934kg
ISBN:  

9783642830761

ISBN 10:   3642830765
Pages:   534
Publication Date:   12 February 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Editors’ Introduction.- One: Historical Background.- 1. From Seveso to Mexico and Bhopal: Learning to Cope with Crises.- 2. Engineering Aspects of Severe Accidents, with Reference to the Seveso, Mexico City, and Bhopal Cases.- 3. The Seveso Accident and Its Aftermath.- 4. Compensation for Exceptional Environmental Damage Caused by Industrial Activities.- Two: Problem Context.- 5. Insurance and Compensation as Policy Instruments for Hazardous Waste Management.- 6. Bargaining and Negotiation in Hazardous Material Management.- 7. Rethinking the Siting of Hazardous Waste Facilities.- Three: Risk Analysis.- 8. The Inexact Science of Chemical Hazard Risk Assessment: A Description and Critical Evaluation of Available Methods.- 9. Methods of Risk Analysis.- 10. Informing and Educating the Public about Risk.- 11. Value Tree Analysis: An Introduction and an Application to Offshore Oil Drilling.- Four: Risk Management and Insurance.- 12. Regulating Environmental Risks: A Comparative Perspective.- 13. Chemical Industry Hazards: Liability, Insurance, and the Role of Risk Analysis.- 14. Practical Aspects of Environmental Impairment Liability.- 15. Recent Developments Concerning the Legal Regime and Insurance Problems Related to the Transportation of Hazardous Materials by Sea.- 16. Insuring Environmental Liabilities.- 17. The Role of Insurance in Risk Spreading and Risk Bearing.- EPILOGUE: From Seveso to Bhopal and Beyond.- List of Participants.

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