Major chemical accidents in industrializing countries: the socio-political amplification of risk

dc.creatorFreitas, Carlos Machado
dc.creatorPorto, Marcelo Firpo de Souza
dc.date2019-12-27T17:16:27Z
dc.date2019-12-27T17:16:27Z
dc.date1996
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T22:38:19Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T22:38:19Z
dc.identifierPORTO, Marcelo F. de Souza; FREITAS, Carlos Machado de. Major chemical accidents in industrializing countries: the socio-political amplification of risk. Risk Analysis, v. 16, n. 1, p. 19-29, 1996.
dc.identifier0272-4332
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/38895
dc.identifier10.1111/j.1539-6924.1996.tb01433.x
dc.identifier1539-6924
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8881338
dc.descriptionAccidents in the chemical industry, such as those that took place in Seveso (1976) and Bhopal (1984), may kill or injure thousands of people, cause serious health hazards and irreversible environmental damage. The aim of this paper is to examine the ever-increasing risk of similar accidents becoming a frequent ocurrence in the so-called industrializing countries. Using figures from some of the worst chemical accidents in the last decades, data on the Bhopal disaster, and Brazil's social and institutional characteristics, we put forward the hypothesis that present social, political and economic structures in industrializing countries make these countries much more vulnerable to such accidents and create the type of setting where--if and when these accidents occur--they will have even more catastrophic consequences. The authors argue that only the transformation of local structures, and stronger technical cooperation between international organizations, industrialized and industrializing countries could reduce this vulnerability.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSociety for Risk Analysis
dc.rightsrestricted access
dc.subjectIndústria Química
dc.subjectPaíses Desenvolvidos
dc.subjectMajor Chemical Accidents
dc.subjectSocio‐Political Amplification Of Risk
dc.subjectChemical Industry
dc.subjectIndustrializing Countries
dc.subjectIndustrialized Countries
dc.subjectChemical Industry
dc.subjectDeveloped Countries
dc.titleMajor chemical accidents in industrializing countries: the socio-political amplification of risk
dc.typeArticle


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