Analysis of Hazmat Transportation Accidents in Congested Urban Areas, Based on Actual Accidents in Mexico

This paper, from the Sixth International Conference on City Logistics, presents an analysis of exposure to a hazmat accident during transportation within an urban environment. We suggest a set of accidents which could really happen inside the Metropolitan Zone of Mexico City, based on information about recent real hazmat accidents in Mexico. Then, we obtain exposure areas for such accidents and calculate the number of exposed inhabitants and travelers who would need to be evacuated in case of a hazmat accident during transportation. Then, we compare real versus recommended evacuation areas and exposed people, and discuss whether such evacuation or sheltered-in-places, in the recommended time is really possible.

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  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier
• Authors:
  • Lozano, Angelica
  • Munoz, Angeles
  • Antun, Juan Pablo
  • Granados, Francisco
  • Guarneros, Lizbeth
• Publication Date: 2010

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 6053-6064
• Serial:
  • Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1877-0428
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/18770428/53
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disaster preparedness; Emergency response time; Evacuation; Hazardous materials; Highway safety; Public transit; Safety and security; Terrorism; Traffic congestion; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Exposure (Human)
• Geographic Terms: Mexico City (Mexico)
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01356072
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 2011 9:52AM