Hazard (Environmental) 2
Hazard (Environmental) 2 :
the threat potential posed to man or nature by events originating in, or transmitted by, the natural or built environment (Kates 1978, 14). Keith Smith's (1997, 14-15) commentary on this definition: This definition can include both long-term environmental deterioration (acidification of soils, build-up of atmospheric carbon dioxide) and all the social hazards, both involuntary and communal (crime, terrorism, warfare), as well as voluntary and personal hazards (drug abuse, mountain climbing). These hazards have such different origins and impacts that a more focused definition is required.
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