scholarly journals Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions Improve Ecosystem Services Risk Assessment: Case Studies from Two Coastal Lagoons in South America

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Velez ◽  
Daniel Conde ◽  
Juan Lozoya ◽  
James Rusak ◽  
Felipe García-Rodríguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
South America ◽  
Coastal Lagoons ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
History Of ◽  
Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions

Paleoenvironmental reconstructions are increasingly being used in conservation biology, ecosystem management, and evaluations of ecosystem services (ES), but their potential to contribute to the ES risk assessment process has not been explored. We propose that the long-term history of the ecosystem provides valuable information that augments and strengthens an ES risk assessment and that it should be considered routinely when undertaking risk assessments. We adjusted a standard ecosystem-based risk management (EBRM) protocol to include paleoenvironmental data, and tested the modified approach on two coastal lagoons in South America. Paleolimnological reconstructions in both lagoons indicate that salinity and nutrients (in Laguna de Rocha), and salinity (in Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta), as controlled by hydrologic connectivity with the ocean and freshwater tributaries, have been the key variables behind ecosystem’s function. This understanding, applied to inform various components and steps in the EBRM protocol, suggests that the maintenance of hydrological connections should be a management priority to minimize risk to ES. This work illustrates the utility of including paleoenvironmental data in an EBRM context and highlights the need for a more holistic approach to risk management by incorporating the long-term history of ecosystem function.

scholarly journals A Fuzzy-Based Holistic Approach for Supply Chain Risk Assessment and Aggregation Considering Risk Interdependencies

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (24) ◽  
pp. 5329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alina Díaz-Curbelo ◽  
Ángel M. Gento ◽  
Alfonso Redondo ◽  
Faisal Aqlan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Supply Chain Risk Management ◽  
Supply Chain Risk ◽  
Cascading Effects ◽  
The Impact

Supply chain risk management requires dealing with uncertainty, interrelations, and subjectivity inherent in the risk assessment process. This paper proposes a holistic approach for risk management that considers the impact on multiple performance objectives, the relation between risk agents, and the risk event interdependencies. An aggregated risk score is proposed to capture the cascading effects of common risk triggers and quantify the aggregated score by risk agent and objective. The approach also uses fuzzy logic to allow for the treatment of vague and ambiguity data as input parameters to the model from different domains and scales, according to knowledge and criteria nature. The integration of the balanced scorecard tool improves the analysis and prioritization of mitigation strategies in decision-making, both by risk agent and by strategic objective. A case study of a telecommunication company is presented to illustrate the applicability of the proposed approach.

What do Amazonian Shellmounds Tell Us About the Long-Term Indigenous History of South America?

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Antonio Pugliese ◽  
Carlos Augusto Zimpel Neto ◽  
Eduardo Góes Neves
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Indigenous History ◽  
History Of

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT: A PROPOSED SCHEME

1997 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 714
Author(s):  
H.B. Goff ◽  
R.K. Steedman
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Environmental Risk ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Transport Processes ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Environmental Risk Management ◽  
The Impact

Environmental risk assessment is becoming an increasingly important factor in the assessment process for new projects. The oil and gas industry is familiar with assessing and managing risks from a wide range of sources. In particular, risk assessment and management is fundamental to the evaluation and implementation of Safety cases. Risk assessment is essential in valuing exploration acreage. Various industry and government risk management standards and criteria have been developed for public and occupational health and safety.This paper examines the extension of these approaches to environmental risk management for the offshore oil and gas industry and proposes a conceptual management scheme.We regard risk as the probability of an event occurring and the consequences of that event. The risk is classified into four categories, namely:primary risk, which relates to the mechanical oilfield equipment;secondary risk, which relates to the natural transport processes. For example dispersion of oil in the water column and surrounding sea;the tertiary risk, which relates to the impact on some defined part of the physical, biological or social environment; andthe quaternary risk, which relates to the recovery of the environment from any impact.Generally the methods of quantitatively analysing primary and secondary risks are well known, while there remains considerable uncertainty surrounding the tertiary and quaternary risk and they are at best qualitative only. An example of the method is applied to coral reef and other sensitive areas which may be at risk from oil spills.This risk management scheme should assist both operators and regulators in considering complex environmental problems which have an inherent uncertainty. It also proves a systematic approach on which sound environmental decisions can be taken and further research and analysis based. Perceived risk is recognised, but the management of this particular issue is not dealt with.

Research on Risk Assessment and Risk Management: Future Directions

1990 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 217-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. D. Grant ◽  
A. M. Jarabek
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Management Area ◽  
Trade Names ◽  
Public Health Protection ◽  
Full Utilization

This paper has been reviewed by the Office of Health and Environmental Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and approved for publication. Approval does not signify that the contents necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Agency, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. The U.S. EPA has increasingly relied upon quantitative health risk assessments as the basis for management decisions about public health protection. Full utilization of risk assessment in management applications, however, is limited by uncertainties in the resultant accuracy of the risk estimates. This paper will discuss a research strategy to address the uncertainties in the risk assessment process and describe parallel issues to address in the risk management area. An attendant need for effective communication of complex scientific concepts is also identified.

Risk Assessment of Biocorrosion Recurrence of ETICS

2014 ◽  
Vol 1020 ◽  
pp. 631-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naďa Antošová ◽  
Katarína Minarovičová
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Micro Organisms

The contribution follows on the previous research in the area of technologies for disposal of micro-organisms and of their lifecycle. Paper deals with recommendations for biocorrosion assessment consequences and with proposal to eliminate biocorrosion recurrence. Recommendations resulted in method for risk assessment and risk management to ensure long-term resistance of ETICS against colonization of microorganisms.

scholarly journals 434 Environmental Risk Assessment—A Nutrient Management Planning Strategy For Nursery and Greenhouse Systems

HortScience ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 468C-468
Author(s):  
John D. Lea-Cox
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Nutrient Management ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Nutrient Loss ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Nutrient Runoff

In 1998, the state of Maryland adopted some of the toughest nutrient management planning regulations in the Nation, requiring virtually all agricultural operations plan and implement nitrogen and phosphorus-based management plans by Dec. 2002. The nursery and greenhouse industry is faced with a far more complicated nutrient management planning process than traditional agronomic planning scenarios. Factors include a large number (>500) of plant species, various fertilization and irrigation strategies, with crop cycles ranging from 6 weeks (bedding plants) to upwards of 15 years for some tree species in field production, often with a lack of knowledge of specific nutrient uptake rates and utilization. In addition, unique infrastructural and site characteristics that contribute to water and nutrient runoff from each nursery contribute to a multitude of variables that should be considered in the planning process. The challenge was to identify a simple, effective process for nutrient management planning that would a) provide an accurate assessment of nutrient loss potential from this wide variety of production scenarios, b) identify those specific factors that contribute most to nutrient leaching and runoff, and c) provide a mechanism to economically assess the various risk management (mitigation) scenarios. This risk assessment process provides information on a number of fixed (site) and dynamic (management) variables for soils/substrates, irrigation and fertilization practices, together with any surface water management systems (e.g. containment ponds, riparian buffers). When all the risk factors for a nursery are evaluated and scored, the complete picture of risk assessment then emerges. By identifying higher risk factors and evaluating different risk management options, the grower and/or nutrient management planner can then choose economic alternatives to reduce the potential for nutrient runoff.

Formalizing Integrity Management Workflows: Towards Integrity Process Modelling

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Reyes ◽  
Otto Huisman
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Integrity Management

Workflows are the fundamental building blocks of business processes in any organization today. These workflows have attributes and outputs that make up various Operational, Management and Supporting processes, which in turn produce a specific outcome in the form of business value. Risk Assessment and Direct Assessment are examples of such processes; they define the individual tasks integrity engineers should carry out. According to ISO 55000, achieving excellence in Asset Management requires clearly defined objectives, transparent and consistent decision making, as well as a long-term strategic view. Specifically, it recommends well-defined policies and procedures (processes) to bring about performance and cost improvements, improved risk management, business growth and enhanced stakeholder confidence through compliance and improved reputation. In reality, such processes are interpreted differently all over the world, and the workflows that make up these processes are often defined by individual engineers and experts. An excellent example of this is Risk Assessment, where significant local variations in data sources, threat sources and other data elements, require the business to tailor its activities and models used. Successful risk management is about enabling transparent decision-making through clearly defined process-steps, but in practice it requires maintaining a degree of flexibility to tailor the process to the specific organizational needs. In this paper, we introduce common building blocks that have been identified to make up a Risk Assessment process and further examine how these blocks can be connected to fulfill the needs of multiple stakeholders, including data administrators, integrity engineers and regulators. Moving from a broader Business Process view to a more focused Integrity Management view, this paper will demonstrate how to formalize Risk Assessment processes by describing the activities, steps and deliverables of each using Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) as the standard modeling technique and extending it with an integrity-specific notation we have called Integrity Modelling Language or IML. It is shown that flexible modelling of integrity processes based on existing standards and best practices is possible within a structured approach; one which guides users and provides a transparent and auditable process inside the organization and beyond, based on commonalities defined by best practice guidelines, such as ISO 55000.

What do Amazonian Shellmounds Tell Us About the Long-Term Indigenous History of South America?

2020 ◽  
pp. 230-255
Author(s):  
Francisco Antonio Pugliese ◽  
Carlos Augusto Zimpel Neto ◽  
Eduardo Góes Neves
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Indigenous History ◽  
History Of

Impact of supply risk management on firm performance: a case of the Indian electronics industry

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramesh KT ◽  
Sarada Prasad Sarmah
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Electronics Industry ◽  
Risk Identification ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Supply Risk ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Risk Monitoring ◽  
Indian Electronics Industry

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to study and examine the influence of systematic supply risk management (SRM) on the buyer's firm performance, mainly focussing on the Indian electronics industry.Design/methodology/approachThe study has framed a set of hypotheses on the risk management model. A thorough literature review and experts' opinion were considered in framing constructs and hypothesis for the model. We adopted self-administration questionnaires mainly focusing on the Indian electronics industry. The derived hypothesis is tested using partial least squares (PLS) method from 140 survey data pertaining to small, medium and large scale industries.FindingsStudy justify that constructs with high loadings for risk identification, risk assessment, risk reduction, and risk monitoring supports all hypothesized relation to better risk management. The model captures superior risk identification, risk control and risk monitoring for overall firm performance, but fails to justify with organization supply risk assessment process on overall firm performance.Research limitations/implicationsThe study mainly focused on SRM process on firm performance. Study mainly focused on single survey responses and expert's perceptions on SRM practices in Indian electronics industry.Practical implicationsResearch empirically justifies the effects of SRM process on organization performance. Furthermore, effective SRM practices assist decision makers framing corrective strategies to mitigate risk occurrences and their negative impact.Originality/valueThis empirical work provides a deep understanding of SRM process on the Indian electronics industry and their perception towards firm performance. Moreover, this is one of the few empirical studies addressing SRM practices in the Indian electronics industry.

The Development of a Knowledge Based System for the Process of Risk Assessment in the Workplace

2013 ◽  
Vol 446-447 ◽  
pp. 1314-1320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petr Baron ◽  
Stanislava Šoltésová ◽  
Marek Kočiško
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Risk Identification ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Complex Method ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Safety And Health

Paper describes possibilities of automatization of risk assessment process on technological workshops from work safety and health protection point of view. Proposed computer system could unload members of reviewing team from routine and repeating activities which are applied in process of risk identification and assessment of observed workplaces. Paper characterizes possibilities of work within form for application of Complex method of risk management on workshops. Developed system represents active part of systematic approach in frame of complex risk management.

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