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Preferred term

natural risk zones

Definition

  • Vulnerable areas characterised according to natural hazards (all atmospheric, hydrologic, seismic, volcanic and wildfire phenomena that, because of their location, severity, and frequency, have the potential to seriously affect society), e.g. floods, landslides and subsidence, avalanches, forest fires, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions.

Broader concept

Source

Contributor

  • 0000-0003-2195-3997

Creator

  • 0000-0003-2195-3997

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/elter_cl/10046

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