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During the past two decades, the development of risk assessment methodology in Britain for use in land use planning and decision-making in relation to the transport of dangerous substances has progressed in a number of related fields. The intention of this paper is to draw together the societal risk aspects of this work and present it for discussion at the workshop.
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Carter, J., Riley, N. (1998). The Role of Societal Risk in Land Use Planning Near Hazardous Installations and in Assessing the Safety of the Transport of Hazardous Materials at the National and Local Level. In: Jorissen, R.E., Stallen, P.J.M. (eds) Quantified Societal Risk and Policy Making. Technology, Risk, and Society, vol 12. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2801-9_5
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