Publisher Summary According to the US Department of Transportation (US DOT), a
hazardous material is defined as any substance or material capable of causing harm to …

We sought to provide a historical overview of methods, models, and data used in the
environmental justice (EJ) research literature to measure proximity to environmental hazards …

Authoritative and comprehensive, this is the leading text and professional resource on using
geographic information systems (GIS) to analyze and address public health problems. Basic …

GIS data and tools are revolutionizing transportation research and decision making,
allowing transportation analysts and professionals to understand and solve complex …

Hoetmer defines emergency management as the discipline and profession of applying
science, technology, planning, and management to deal with extreme events that can injure …

This paper examines methods of environmental justice assessment with Geographic
Information Systems, using research on the spatial correspondence between asthma and air …

The paper presents a structured overview of the literature on the hazardous material
(hazmat) transportation problem of the last 45 years. Additionally, a detailed classification for …

Though circular buffer zones are commonly used in environmental equity assessment, the
results obtained may not be entirely accurate because physical processes rarely operate in …

This paper describes a means for linking field and object representations of geographical
space. The approach is based on a series of mappings, where locations in a continuous …

Today, chemical industries manufacture, store and transport evermore hazardous
substances and hence the risk of accidental releases of these chemicals can become more …