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vulnerability, risks, and hazards  

Definition(s)

  • Study of hazards involves the concepts of vulnerability, risks, and hazards, with hazards research evolving to include considerations of social vulnerability and resilience. Although public use of the words vulnerability, risk, hazard, and threat has sometimes been interchangeable, each word has its own distinct definition within the field of hazards geography. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Vulnerability, Risks, and Hazards]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-CWVLWHCP-T

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