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global catastrophic risk: a standalone construct

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Futures studies

a risk that could cause serious damage to human well-being on a global scale, a wider class than existential risks.

In futures studies, global catastrophic risk refers to a risk that could cause serious damage to human well-being on a global scale, a wider class than existential risks. This meaning comes from Bostrom (2008) in Global catastrophic risks.[1]

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  1. Bostrom, N., & Ćirković, M. M. (Eds.). (2008). Global catastrophic risks. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198570509

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