Social Vulnerability and Resilience to Risks Associated with Road Transport of Dangerous Substances

The issue of the safe transport of dangerous substances is currently very topical, as the emergency events associated with the escape of dangerous substances have undesirable consequences not only for human lives and property, but also for the environment. Identification and assessment of societal vulnerability is important part of emergency events preparedness and adaptation strategies. The number of dangerous goods transportation is still increasing leading to increased risk of emergency event occurrence. The paper is dealing with theoretical aspects of vulnerability, social risk and resilience. It describes our approach to determination of social risk caused by leakage of a dangerous substance which represents the social dimension of societal vulnerability.