Geography GCSE
Economic impacts of hazards
What Economic impacts of hazards means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Economic impacts of hazards
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Reference: AQA
Risks to property involve the destruction of homes, infrastructure such as roads, and businesses, leading to severe economic losses.
Topics that use Economic impacts of hazards
- Natural hazards (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Climate change
- Hazard mitigation
- Human-environment interaction
- Natural hazard
- Poverty
- Risk and vulnerability
- Urbanisation
- Hazard classification
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