Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. A Sustainable Development Concept: Fiasco or the Only Hope to Survive
Orce Popovski, PhD and Ljupcho Shosholovski, MD
Military Academy “General Mihailo Apostolski”- Skopje, University “Goce Delchev” Stip, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
Chapter 2. Interactions between Energy Security and Climate Crisis: A Focus on East Mediterranean
Chrysanthos K. Vrochidis¹ and Michail Chalaris²
¹MSc in Oil and Gas Technology, Department Of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece
²Department Of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece
Chapter 3. Climate Change and the Challenges That Are Being Created
Nenad Taneski, PhD, Sasha Smileski, MSc and Andrej Iliev, PhD
Military Academy,General Mihailo Apostolski, Skopje, Macedonia
Chapter 4. University Actions for Disaster Risk Reduction and Developing Urban Resilience
Gislaine dos Santos¹, Jordan Henrique de Souza¹, Marcela Martins Carrara² and Rafaela de Mauro Tortorelli²
¹Department of Transport and Geotechnics, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brasil
²Engineering College, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Chapter 5. Earthquake Early Warning Systems: A Review with Applications in Greece
Charilaos A. Maniatakis¹,²,³, Athanasia E. Zacharenaki¹,⁴, Christos Moraitis² and Georgios E. Stavroulakis⁵,²
¹School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
²International Hellenic University & Fire Brigade of Greece, Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Program “Analysis and Management of Anthropogenic and Natural Disasters”
³Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Company, Hersonissos Municipality, Crete, Greece
⁴Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Company of Minoa Pediada, Crete,Greece
⁵School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, Crete, Greece
Chapter 6. Probabilistic Seismic Risk Analysis of Urban Road Networks in Mountainous Areas
D. Sotiriadis¹, PhD, N. Klimis¹, PhD, B. Margaris², PhD, E.-I. Koutsoupaki¹, E. Petala¹, PhD and I. Dokas¹, PhD
¹Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece
²Institute of Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece
Chapter 7. Damage Detection in Fiber Reinforced Concrete Specimens through the Application of a Novel Structural Health Monitoring System
Maria Naoum, PhD, George Sapidis, Nikolaos Papadopoulos and Constantin Chalioris, PhD
Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece
Chapter 8. Philosophy of the Romanian Emergency Situations Management System
Ionel-Alin Mocioi, PhD
Police Academy, Alexandru Ioan Cuza,” Fire Officers Faculty, Bucharest, Romania
Chapter 9. Ethics in Catastrophes: Extraordinary Decisions
Ana María Aldea Reyes, Marta Burgos González and Susana Izquierdo Funcia
Spanish School of Rescue and Detection with Dogs (ESDP), Madrid, Spain
Chapter 10. The Emerging Role of Translation and Interpreting in Crisis Management
Chrysoula Vafeiadaki
Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece; Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting, Ionian University, Corfu, Greece
Chapter 11. The Necessity of Debriefing after Disaster Incidents
Chrysa Papapanou¹ and Michail Chalaris²
¹Department of Institute of Management of Manmade and Natural Disasters, Educational Research Center, Athens, Greece
²Department Of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece
Chapter 12. The Need for Minimum Humanitarian Standards
Ricardo O. Treno¹, Ricardo R. Baumgartner¹ and Michail Chalaris²
¹Fraternity – International Humanitarian Missions, Fátima, Portugal
²Department Of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece
Chapter 13. Mass Casualty Incidents in Greece Since 1996: Are We Ready to Face Them?
Michael Drosos
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School in Athens, Global Health, Disasters and Medicine, Zografou, Greece
Chapter 14. Knowledge of Vulnerable Groups from North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Spain Related to Protection and Rescue – Fundamental for Building Stronger Community Resilience
Biljana Karovska Andonovska, PhD, Nikola Kletnikov, MSc and Metodija Dojchinovski, PhD
Military Academy “General Mihailo Apostolski”- Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
Chapter 15. Lack of Water as a Social Risk and Threat to Social Development and the Environment
Metodija Dojchinovski, PhD, Biljana Karovska Andonovska, PhD, and Nikola Kletnikov, MD
Military Academy “General Mihailo Apostolski,” Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
Chapter 16. 100 Years – 100 Cities: Evaluation of Urban Fire Risks
Peter Wagner and Sergei Sokolov
Center of Fire Statistics of CTIF, Berlin, Germany
Chapter 17. Predicting the Occurrence of Combustion in the Production of Polyurethane Foam During the Storage Process for Tempering
Tsvetomila M. Damyanova, Yordan S. Dulev and Gabriela I. Ilieva
Faculty of Fire Safety and Civile Protection, Academy of Ministry of Interior, Sofia, Bulgaria
Chapter 18. The Effect of the Combustion Heat on the Forest Fire of Eastern Attica in Relation to the Meteorological Factors
Nikolaos Iliopoulos, PhD, and Michail Chalaris, PhD
Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece
Chapter 19. FASTER Project Technologies: A Reality of the Future
Ana Díaz Herrero, PhD, Ana M. Cintora Sanz, Soledad Gómez De la Oliva, MD, Oscar Carrillo Fernández, María R. Rodríguez Morenilla, Julio Ruíz Palomino, MD, and Francisco J. Carrillo Zamora
Prehospital Emergency Medical Service of Madrid Region, SUMMA112, Madrid, Spain
Chapter 20. Vulnerability Analysis Tool for First Responders: Results of a Case Study
Sabrina Scheuer, MSc, Constanze Geyer, MA, and Dr. Yvonne Prinzellner
Department of Research and Innovation, Johanniter Austria, Vienna, Austria
Chapter 21. Training and Knowledge Sharing Platform for First Responders and Educational Tools for Students’ and Citizens’ Awareness and Preparedness Against Natural and Manmade Disasters and Risks
Kalliopi Kravari¹, Elena Samourkasidou¹, Athanasios Kravaris¹, Dimitrios Emmanoloudis¹, Nikolaos C. Kokkinos² and Michail Chalaris²
¹ASSIST Lab (Analysis and Management of Natural Disasters and Technological Risks), International Hellenic University, Thessaloniki, Greece
²Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece
Chapter 22. The Impact of Technological Systems’ Implementation on Forest Fire Confrontation Operations
A. Kanavos¹, M. Chalaris², D. Anastasiadou³, E. Housos¹ and E. Adamides³
¹Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
²Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece
³Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
Chapter 23. Innovative Solutions for Disaster Management and Resilience
Vangelis Pipitsoulis¹, John Alexander², Conrad Bielski³ and Michail Chalaris⁴
¹Business Director PROJECTON, Greece
²Managing Director AQUOBEX TECHNOLOGİES, United Kingdom
³Chief Technical Officer EOXPLORE, United Kingdom
⁴Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece
Chapter 24. Migration Crisis and National Security: Emergency Response in Eastern Mediterranean
Seretidis Christos¹, MD and Michail Chalaris², MA, PhD
¹MSc in Analysis and Management of Manmade and Natural disasters, International Hellenic University – Hellenic Fire Academy, Greece
²Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece
Chapter 25. RESILOC: Resilient Europe and Societies by Innovating Local Communities – The Municipality of West Achaia
Marios Didachos¹, Nikolaos Stasinopoulos², MSc, and Michail Chalaris², MA, PhD
¹Department of Eu-programmes, Municipality of West Achaia, Kato Achaia, Greece
²Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece
Chapter 26. Exclusion Processes Associated with COVID-19 Lockdowns
Víctor Pérez-Segura¹, Raquel Caro-Carretero² and Antonio Rua³
¹University Institute of Studies of Migrations, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, Spain
²Industrial Organization Department, ICAI-School of Engineering, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, Spain
³Department of Quantitative Methods, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, Spain
Chapter 27. Applications of a Resilience Framework to COVID-19: Reframing Our Work
Rustico “Rusty” Biñas
Global Advisor on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Building, Bata Bacolod, Philippines
Chapter 28. Trapped on the Seashore, Seaborne Evacuation, and the Impact of Exposure to PM2.5: Demonstration of the UrbanEXODUS Evacuation Model
L. Filippidis, P. J. Lawrence, D. Blackshields and J. Ewer
Fire Safety Engineering Group, University of Greenwich, London, UK
Chapter 29. Weather Types and Cardiovascular/Respiratory Mortality in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece: A Synoptic Climatology Approach to Protect Public Health
Paraskevi Begou¹, Ilias Petrou¹, Kyriaki Psistaki², Ioannis M. Dokas³ and Anastasia K. Paschalidou²
¹Laboratory of Meteorology, Department of Physics, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
²Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
³Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Chapter 30. Development of a Chemical Risk Map of the Madrid Community Using the Descriptive Analysis of the Seveso Directive’s eMars Database
Cristina Horrillo¹, PhD, Ana M. Cintora¹ M.S.N. Eva Robledo¹, Cristina Gómez¹, MD, Raquel Lafuente¹, M.S.N, Ricardo García¹, Christos Ntanos², PhD, and Michail Chalaris³, PhD
¹Prehospital Emergency Medical Service of Madrid Region, Madrid, Spain
²Decision Support Systems Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens. Greece
³Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece
Chapter 31. Emergency Response to a Kick
Fotios N. Zachopoulos and Nikolaos C. Kokkinos
Department of Chemistry, School of Science, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece
Chapter 32. How Real Is the Threat of Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction?
Michail Chalaris
Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece
Chapter 33. EU Preparedness and Research of Security for CBRNe Threats
Aikaterini Poustourli¹, Michail Chalaris² and Dimitrios Emmanoloudis³
¹International Hellenic University, Serres, Greece
²Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece
³Department of Forestry and Natural Environment, International Hellenic University, Drama, Greece
Chapter 34. Dangerous Goods Transportation: A Study of New Technologies and Accident Reduction
Nikolaos Papadelis¹, Nikolaos Stasinopoulos², MSc, and Michail Chalaris², MA, PhD
¹MSc in Analysis and Management of Manmade and Natural disasters, International Hellenic University – Hellenic Fire Academy, Greece
²Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece
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