Geography A-Level
Risk management
What Risk management means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Risk management
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Designed to reduce the impacts of the hazard through preparedness, mitigation, prevention and adaptation.
Topics that use Risk management
- Fires in nature (AQA A-Level)
- Storm hazards (AQA A-Level)
- Volcanic hazards (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Mitigation
- Adaptation
- Nuées ardentes
- Preparedness
- Resilience
- Vulcanicity
- Environmental impact
- Fire behaviour
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