In the context of natural hazards, risk can be broadly defined as the probability of adverse consequences or expected losses (fatalities, socio-economic and environmental damage), resulting from interactions between natural hazards and conditions of vulnerability . Thus, risk is usually represented as follows:
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(1) - UNISDR (United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat) - Living with risk – A global review of disaster reduction initiatives. - 1, p. 80 (2004).
(2) - BERNATCHEZ (P.) - Érosion et submersion côtière au Québec maritime : État de situation. - Information...
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