"50 Years since the Seveso disaster – Lessons Learnt, Challenges, and Future Directions"

Call for Papers-"50 Years since the Seveso disaster – Lessons Learnt, Challenges, and Future Directions"

Journal: Safety Science

Publisher: Elsevier

Submission Deadline: 01 Feb 2027

⚠️ Key Requirements:

• Interdisciplinary reflection on Seveso Directive evolution

• Digital tech integration, climate hazards, complex systems governance

• Contact: ernesto.salzano@unibo.it for topic suitability

Overview

1976 Seveso disaster (TCDD dioxin release) transformed industrial safety, birthing Seveso Directives. 50th anniversary assessment of process safety evolution, risk assessment, land-use planning, emergency preparedness amid digitalization, climate change, systemic vulnerabilities.

Key Research Themes

• Process safety/risk assessment evolution post-Seveso

• Seveso Directive effectiveness/limitations

• Digital technologies in major hazard control

• Climate-related industrial risks

• Complex system governance challenges

• Emerging systemic vulnerabilities

Submission Details

• Open: 01 June 2026

• Closes: 01 February 2027

• MANDATORY: Select "VSI: 50y since Seveso disaster"

• Rolling submissions accepted anytime in window

Guest Editor Team

• Prof. Ernesto Salzano, University of Bologna, Italy (ernesto.salzano@unibo.it)

• Prof. Valerio Cozzani, University of Bologna, Italy

• Prof. Genserik L.L. Reniers, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

• Prof. Georgios Boustras, European University Cyprus, Cyprus

• Dr. Michalis D. Christou, European Commission JRC (Retired)

Why This Issue Matters

Seveso Directives shaped EU industrial safety for 50 years. Critical assessment of regulatory resilience amid digital transformation, climate risks, complex supply chains. Essential for next-gen process safety evolution.

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