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(Deterministic) Risk

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Definition

Deterministic risk considers the impact of a single risk scenario (as opposed to probabilistic risk). Assessments of deterministic risk therefore provide a single point estimate of risk at a site of concern.

Source

PreventionWeb (2015). Deterministic and probabilistic risk.

Available at: https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/key-concepts/deterministic-probablistic-risk

OECD (2012). Disaster Risk Assessment and Risk Financing A G20/OECD Methodological Framework.

Available at: https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/g20/oecd-methodological-framework-disaster-risk-assessment-and-risk-financing

See also: Disaster Risk, Disaster Risk Reduction, Scenario, (Current) Scenario, (Future) Scenario, (Probabilistic) Risk

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