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Environmental hazard and risk assessment

Auteur institution
World Bank
Date
1997
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-062264)
Éditeur | Lieu de publication
The World Bank | Washington, DC, USA
Pages
10 p.
Type du document
Article en publication périodique
Champ d'application
International
Sujet
Environnement gén.
Mot clé
Agences de développement et de l'aide Évaluation/gestion des risques Responsabilité/indemnisation
Résumé

The techniques of hazard and risk assessment have been developed to help determine the degree of uncertainty associated with development activities. These techniques may be used independently from or in support of environmental assessment (EA) and environmental auditing, which they compliment. This Update provides an introduction to hazard and risk assessment, outlines some available methodologies, and discusses the use of theses techniques in assessing environmental liability