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Haria-2. A computer supported approach to emergency planning, analysis and response

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 June 2002

MARINO MAZZINI ,
SERGIO CONTINI  and
GIUSEPPE VOLTA
MARINO MAZZINI
Affiliation:
University of Pisa, Department of Mechanical, Nuclear and Production Engineering, Via Diotisalvi, 2, I-56126 Pisa, Italy, e-mail mazzini@ing.unipi.it
SERGIO CONTINI
Affiliation:
European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Systems, Engineering Informatics and Safety, I-21020 Ispra (VA) Italy, e-mail sergio.contini@jrc.it
GIUSEPPE VOLTA
Affiliation:
Via Milite Ignoto 61, I-21027 Ispra (VA) Italy, e-mail: giuseppe.volta@skylink.it
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Abstract

This paper describes the HARIA-2 methodology for external emergency planning and analysis. The main aim of the HARIA-2 research project is to investigate the possibility of taking into account not only the physical phenomena, but also sociological aspects in technological emergencies. The methodology has been implemented in two software packages.

1. DEMONSTRATOR, which allows to efficiently simulate various accident scenarios; it can also be used for training rescue services and as a support tool for decision making during real emergencies;

2. PROTOTYPE system, addressing emergency planning issues, developed on a commercial GIS platform (Arc-View 3.2©); it integrates all data bases and models developed, including those simulating population behaviour and the evacuation plan, even though in a simplified mode.

The paper describes the main aspects of the HARIA-2 methodology and two examples of application, namely the Mexico City disaster (1984) and a simulation exercise of evacuation for the Milazzo industrial area.

Type
Technical Paper
Information
Risk, Decision and Policy , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , June 2002 , pp. 131 - 143
Copyright
© Risk Decision and Policy, 2002

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