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Risk
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Risk is defined as the potential for adverse, negative, or undesired events to occur, where the likelihood (probability) and impact (severity) can be assessed or anticipated. This topic has not been drafted yet and could benefit from your expertise.
Why this matters
[To be drafted]
Shared definitions
Perspectives
Actors and stakeholders
Technologies and infrastructure
Institutional structures
Distinctions and overlaps
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Topic notes
Editorial notes — when drafting, consider:
- The companion topic Uncertainty covers the Knight distinction between risk and uncertainty in depth — Risk should focus on calculable probability, insurance, hedging, and risk distribution across actors
- Risk as systemic property vs. risk as perceived by individual actors
- Cross-reference with Resilience (risk management vs. resilience building) and Scenarios (risk quantification in planning)