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hazard adjustment: a standalone construct

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Hazards research

any intentional action people or societies take to reduce losses from a natural hazard, chosen from a range of options shaped by perception and resources.

In hazards research, hazard adjustment refers to any intentional action people or societies take to reduce losses from a natural hazard, chosen from a range of options shaped by perception and resources. This meaning comes from Burton (1978) in The environment as hazard.[1]

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References

Burton, I. (1978). The environment as hazard. Guilford Press. ISBN 9780195022223

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