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  • Environmental Science
  • Urban Planning
  • Risk Management

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  • Accidental hazardous materials (HAZMAT) releases pose significant risks to urban environments.
  • Existing disaster management plans in industrial cities often have critical flaws.
  • Effective long-range planning is crucial for mitigating HAZMAT exposure and evacuation needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an urban development model for long-range planning that mitigates HAZMAT exposure.
  • To identify optimal locations for development zones to minimize risks and evacuations.
  • To improve disaster management strategies in industrial areas.

Main Methods:

  • Interviews and meta-analytic data manipulation to assess current disaster management plans.
  • Utilizing the Areal Location of Hazardous Atmospheres (ALOHA) model for gas release simulations.
  • Employing Mapping Application for Response, Planning, and Local Operational Tasks (MARPLOT) for threat visualization.

Main Results:

  • Identified significant flaws in the disaster management plans of three industrial cities.
  • Simulated hydrogen sulfide gas release scenarios using the ALOHA model.
  • Generated threat estimates displayed via MARPLOT for Mesaieed Industrial City, Qatar.

Conclusions:

  • The developed model offers a considerable improvement for urban development near HAZMAT risk zones.
  • Findings provide a framework applicable to international industrial areas facing similar risks.
  • Enhanced urban planning can significantly reduce the impact of accidental HAZMAT releases.