scholarly journals Earthquake and Fire Hazard Risk Perception: A Study on the Emerging Rangpur City of Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Zakiur Rahman ◽  
Funda Atun ◽  
Javier Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Fire Hazard ◽  
Hazard Risk

Variance in Natural Hazard Risk Perception in Coastal Areas

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 21-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyungjun Park ◽  
Gyoungjun Ha ◽  
Dalbyul Lee ◽  
Juchul Jung
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Natural Hazard ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Hazard Risk

scholarly journals Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5369
Author(s):  
Rajesh Khatakho ◽  
Dipendra Gautam ◽  
Komal Raj Aryal ◽  
Vishnu Prasad Pandey ◽  
Rajesh Rupakhety ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Fire Hazard ◽  
Central Valley ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Fire Hazards ◽  
Hazard Risk ◽  
Urban Fire ◽  
Hazard Risk Assessment

Natural hazards are complex phenomena that can occur independently, simultaneously, or in a series as cascading events. For any particular region, numerous single hazard maps may not necessarily provide all information regarding impending hazards to the stakeholders for preparedness and planning. A multi-hazard map furnishes composite illustration of the natural hazards of varying magnitude, frequency, and spatial distribution. Thus, multi-hazard risk assessment is performed to depict the holistic natural hazards scenario of any particular region. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, multi-hazard risk assessments are rarely conducted in Nepal although multiple natural hazards strike the country almost every year. In this study, floods, landslides, earthquakes, and urban fire hazards are used to assess multi-hazard risk in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), which is then integrated with the Geographical Information System (GIS). First, flood, landslide, earthquake, and urban fire hazard assessments are performed individually and then superimposed to obtain multi-hazard risk. Multi-hazard risk assessment of Kathmandu Valley is performed by pair-wise comparison of the four natural hazards. The sum of observations concludes that densely populated areas, old settlements, and the central valley have high to very high level of multi-hazard risk.

scholarly journals Prevention and Control Technology for Harmful Toxic Gas Intrusion in High-Fire-Hazard-Risk Areas of Close-Distance Coal Seams

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
Yuntao Liang
Keyword(s):  
Fire Hazard ◽  
Air Leak ◽  
Coal Seams ◽  
Risk Area ◽  
Hazard Risk ◽  
Working Surface ◽  
Toxic Gas ◽  
Close Distance ◽  
Close Distance Coal Seams ◽  
Overlying Strata

Fire hazard-risk area in small coal pits can be found in the southern part of the Shigetai Coal Mine, a close-distance coal seam mining sector in the Shendong mining area, which is susceptible to the risk of harmful toxic gas intrusion, seriously threatening the safety of mining around the working surface. Aiming at this problem, a numerical model representing the mining activity on the close-distance coal seams was established to simulate the movement pattern of overlying strata and the development process of fractures based on the horizontal stress “normalization” technology. Also, the principal air-leak passageways were detected with the SF6 tracer analysis. On this basis, the influencing pattern of harmful toxic gas intruding into the working surface can be comprehensively analyzed, providing a basis for effectively preventing and controlling gas intrusion disasters. The research findings show that, after a lower coal seam has been mined, the caving zone ranges from 73 m to 94 m in height, and the fractured zone tends to develop all the way to the surface. Furthermore, shear fractures are the major passageways for air leakage, and the occurrence of gas intrusion disasters is basically taking place at the same time frame as the occurrence of roof weighting. Meanwhile, the harmful toxic gas intrudes the working surface through the fractures on the security coal pillars and shear fractures on the overlying strata. To prevent intrusion disasters from occurring, the applications of inorganic foaming and curing materials for filling were studied in combination with the actual engineering conditions. The construction grounds in sections where the fire hazard-risk area in small coal pits have not been stripped were drilled, and filling materials were poured into the goaf to create an isolation belt. As can be observed from the applied areas, constructing isolation belts to block the major air-leak passageways can effectively prevent the harmful toxic gases from intruding into the working surface, ensuring the safety of mining on the working surface.

Local facility hazard risk controversy and non-local hazard risk perception

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 713-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Larock ◽  
Jamie Baxter
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Hazard Risk ◽  
Local Facility ◽  
Non Local

scholarly journals Safety culture and hazard risk perception of Australian and New Zealand maritime pilots

Marine Policy ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 736-745 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.M. Darbra ◽  
J.F.E. Crawford ◽  
C.W. Haley ◽  
R.J. Morrison
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Hazard Risk

Interpersonal communication sources and natural hazard risk perception: a case study of a rural Chinese village

2018 ◽  
Vol 94 (3) ◽  
pp. 1307-1326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Sim ◽  
Li-San Hung ◽  
Gui-Wu Su ◽  
Ke Cui
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Natural Hazard ◽  
Hazard Risk

Risk Perception In Chemistry Laboratories Among Undergraduate Students

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luz S. Marin ◽  
Mariona Portell ◽  
Clara Rosalia Alvarez ◽  
Francisca Munoz ◽  
Luis Velazquez
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Chemistry Laboratories
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