Geospatial Analysis of Environmental and Safety Risks of Railways on Vulnerable Land Users in Point Douglas and St. Boniface Communities in Winnipeg, Canada  

作　　者：Ijeoma Eze Shirley Thompson Ijeoma Eze;Shirley Thompson(Natural Resource Institute, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada)

机构地区：[1]Natural Resource Institute, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

出　　处：《Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection》2024年第11期102-131,共30页地球科学和环境保护期刊（英文）

摘　　要：Train rails are associated with environmental and safety risks, often concentrating industry near their yards and rails. ArcGIS was applied to map the rail network, land uses, and industrial sites in Point Douglas and St. Boniface in Winnipeg, Canada. We identified 123 land uses with vulnerable populations needing assistance in evacuation from hospitals, senior living facilities, schools and early childhood centres within a buffer of two km of the rails and conducted hotspot analysis. About two-fifths of the total population, 39% in Point Douglas and 40% in St. Boniface, are at risk from fire, spill or train derailment involving dangerous goods and requiring evacuations or isolation.Train rails are associated with environmental and safety risks, often concentrating industry near their yards and rails. ArcGIS was applied to map the rail network, land uses, and industrial sites in Point Douglas and St. Boniface in Winnipeg, Canada. We identified 123 land uses with vulnerable populations needing assistance in evacuation from hospitals, senior living facilities, schools and early childhood centres within a buffer of two km of the rails and conducted hotspot analysis. About two-fifths of the total population, 39% in Point Douglas and 40% in St. Boniface, are at risk from fire, spill or train derailment involving dangerous goods and requiring evacuations or isolation.

关 键 词：Rail Hazard Rail Lines Industrial Sites Vulnerable Land Use Safety Risk Rail Relocation 

分 类 号：F53[经济管理—产业经济]