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Exposure
From Disaster Risk Gateway
Definition
The situation of people, infrastructure, housing, production capacities and other tangible human assets located in hazard-prone areas
Source
UNDRR (2016). Report of the open-ended intergovernmental expert working group on indicators and terminology relating to disaster risk reduction
Available at: https://www.undrr.org/terminology/exposure
See also: System, System of systems, Systemic Perspective
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