TRANSPORT. SAFETY AND ECOLOGY. LOGISTICS AND MANAGEMENT
Reducing the catastrophe risk in coastal areas: risk management at FSRU terminals
- 1 University of Rijeka, Faculty of Maritime Studies, Croatia
Abstract
Today, coastal areas are among the most densely populated and busiest places in the world, with an extremely important economic and social value. With those areas being very intensely exploited, there is a strong possibility of different accidents and catastrophes occurring. Therefore, it is a matter of great importance to implement timely and quality measures to minimize the risk of negative consequences. This research explores the theories of coastal area management and risk management, while focusing on the synthesis of both of them on FSRU terminals. Given the fact that this special type of LNG terminals is becoming more and more present in the coastal areas of the world, this paper implements analysed theories and proposes risk minimising and safety measures for reducing the catastrophe risk with FSFRU terminals and thus contributing to the preservation of the coastal area.
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