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EXPECTATION > RISK > ENVIRONMENTAL RISK

Preferred term

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK  

Definition

  • LIKELIHOOD, OR PROBABILITY, OF INJURY, DISEASE, OR DEATH RESULTING FROM EXPOSURE TO A POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • FLOOD RISK

History note

  • TERM CREATED JULY 2013. PREVIOUSLY THE TERMS 'RISK' AND 'ENVIRONMENT' WOULD HAVE BEEN USED.

Definition source

  • DICTIONARY & INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/22bbf8b9-2c7c-4492-8dd3-d23fde836fa5

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