Search Results - "Krausmann, Elisabeth"

Impact of the 11 March 2011, Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami on the chemical industry by Krausmann, Elisabeth, Cruz, Ana Maria

“…The Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami damaged or destroyed many industrial facilities housing or processing hazardous substances, such as refineries,…”
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Vulnerability of the oil and gas sector to climate change and extreme weather events by Cruz, Ana Maria, Krausmann, Elisabeth

“…A changing climate and more frequent extreme weather events pose challenges to the oil and gas sector. Identifying how these changes will affect oil and gas…”
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An economic framework for the development of a resilience index for business recovery by Rose, Adam, Krausmann, Elisabeth

“…Several attempts have recently been made to identify the key indicators of community resilience and to group them into an overall resilience index. These…”
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Industrial accidents triggered by earthquakes, floods and lightning: lessons learned from a database analysis by Krausmann, Elisabeth, Renni, Elisabetta, Campedel, Michela, Cozzani, Valerio

“…Natural hazards and disasters can cause major accidents in chemical and process installations. These so-called Natech accidents can result in…”
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The impact of the 12 May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake on industrial facilities by Krausmann, Elisabeth, Cruz, Ana Maria, Affeltranger, Bastien

“…This study describes the results of a field trip to the area affected by the 12 May, 2008, Wenchuan earthquake to analyse its impact on industrial facilities…”
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Natech risk reduction in the European Union by Krausmann, Elisabeth, Baranzini, Daniele

“…A study was performed on the status of Natech risk reduction in Europeon Union Member States by means of a questionnaire survey. The results show that natural…”
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A qualitative Natech damage scale for the impact of floods on selected industrial facilities by Krausmann, Elisabeth, Mushtaq, Fesil

“…There is increasing evidence that natural disasters can trigger technological accidents and damage. These so-called Natech accidents can pose a significant…”
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North Europe power transmission system vulnerability during extreme space weather by Piccinelli, Roberta, Krausmann, Elisabeth

“…Space weather driven by solar activity can induce geomagnetic disturbances at the Earth's surface that can affect power transmission systems. Variations in the…”
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Probabilistic tsunami hazard assessment in meso and macro tidal areas. Application to the Cadiz Bay, Spain by Gonzalez, Mauricio, Alvarez-Gomez, Jose A., Aniel-Quiroga, Inigo, Otero, Luís, Olabarrieta, Maitane, Omira, Rachid, Luceno, Alberto, Jelinek, Robert, Krausmann, Elisabeth, Birkman, Joern, de Carvalho Viana Baptista, MARIA ANA, Miranda, Miguel, Aguirre-Ayerbe, Ignacio

“…Tsunami hazard can be analyzed from both deterministic and probabilistic points of view. The deterministic approach is based on a "credible" worst case…”
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The 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction:Expanding the Platform for Bridging Science and Policy Making by Collins, Andrew, Tatano, Hirokazu, James, Wilma, Wannous, Chadia, Takara, Kaoru, Murray, Virginia, Scawthorn, Charles, Mori, Jim, Aziz, Sarah, Mosalam, Khalid M., Hochrainer-Stigler, Stefan, Alcántara-Ayala, Irasema, Krausmann, Elisabeth, Li, Wei-Sen, Cruz, Ana Maria, Samaddar, Subhajyoti, De Groeve, Tom, Ono, Yuichi, Berryman, Kelvin, Suzuki, Koji, Parry, Mark Ashley, McGowran, Peter, Rees, John G.

“…The Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes held its 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction at the Disaster Prevention…”
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Thinking the unthinkable: A perspective on Natech risks and Black Swans by Krausmann, Elisabeth, Necci, Amos

“…•Most technological accidents cannot be considered Black Swans.•Natech accidents are generally foreseeable and therefore preventable.•Mindfulness and…”
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Lessons learned from offshore oil and gas incidents in the Arctic and other ice-prone seas by Necci, Amos, Tarantola, Stefano, Vamanu, Bogdan, Krausmann, Elisabeth, Ponte, Luca

“…Specific risks to offshore oil and gas operations manifest in the Arctic and other harsh environments. Such extreme operating conditions can disrupt the…”
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Natural hazard impacts on industry and critical infrastructure: Natech risk drivers and risk management performance indicators by Krausmann, Elisabeth, Girgin, Serkan, Necci, Amos

“…Industrial facilities and critical infrastructure are vulnerable to the impact of natural hazards. These impacts can trigger so-called Natech accidents and the…”
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Dealing with cascading multi-hazard risks in national risk assessment: The case of Natech accidents by Girgin, Serkan, Necci, Amos, Krausmann, Elisabeth

“…Natural hazard impacts on industrial activities handling hazardous substances can result in severe cascading events such as fires, explosions, and toxic or…”
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Industrial accidents triggered by lightning by Renni, Elisabetta, Krausmann, Elisabeth, Cozzani, Valerio

“…▶ Lightning impact caused relevant industrial accidents. ▶ Atmospheric storage tanks are the equipment item more susceptible to lightning damage. ▶ Specific…”
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Industrial accidents triggered by flood events: Analysis of past accidents by Cozzani, Valerio, Campedel, Michela, Renni, Elisabetta, Krausmann, Elisabeth

“…Industrial accidents triggered by natural events (NaTech accidents) are a significant category of industrial accidents. Several specific elements that…”
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Seismic risk assessment of supporting structures and process piping for accident prevention in chemical facilities by Karagiannakis, George, Di Sarno, Luigi, Necci, Amos, Krausmann, Elisabeth

“…The seismic risk assessment of supporting structures and process piping elevated on supporting structures plays an important role in accident prevention inside…”
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Vulnerability of the oil and gas sector to climate change and extreme weather events: CLIMATE CHANGE, EXTREMES, AND ENERGY SYSTEMS by CRUZ, Ana Maria, KRAUSMANN, Elisabeth

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Analysis of tsunami impact scenarios at an oil refinery by Cruz, Ana Maria, Krausmann, Elisabeth, Franchello, Giovanni

“…This work analyses the potential consequences of two tsunami scenarios and their impacts on an oil refinery located in Sicily. Two credible tsunamis…”
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A model for process equipment damage probability assessment due to lightning by Necci, Amos, Antonioni, Giacomo, Cozzani, Valerio, Krausmann, Elisabeth, Borghetti, Alberto, Alberto Nucci, Carlo

“…In recent years, severe natural events raised concern about so-called NaTech accident scenarios: technological accidents caused by the impact of a natural…”
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