TAXONOMY AND "VULNERABILITY" OF THE GEOENVIRONMENTAL RISK PROCESSES AND SOME INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES TO THE INTENTIONAL ACTIONS (intacts)

The presented taxonomy is classifying (quantitatively and qualitatively) the different natural hazardous processes and their "vulnerability" to the human activity and possible intentional actions (intacts). Due to the increased threat from different actions (including terrorists), which can generate different negative consequences to the society and the economic development, such taxonomy can serve to the decision and policy makers for the risk management, response actions and prevention and protection measures. The taxonomy arranges the different types of the natural hazards (in the solid earth, water or air), to the susceptibility to intentional acts, etc. The special attention is paid to the different phases in which the geoenvironment exists (calm, activated, critical) and the actions which could be applied during these stages. Same approach is applied to some heavy industrial facilities. Different preventive and protective measures are indicated in a very general aspect. The framing of such hazardous events is of a high priority in the EC security policy.