"A human condition or process resulting from physical, social, economic and environmental factors, which determine the likelihood and scale of damage from the impact of a given hazard". (UNDP, 2004)
Katharina Thywissen, Components of Risk: A Comparative Glossary (No. 2/2006), United Nations University Institute of Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), ISBN: 3-9810582-0-8 (printed version), ISBN: 3-9810582-1-6 (electronic version), Bonn, Germany 2006. http://www.ehs.unu.edu/file/get/8335, (Dzstr, Rsk, Vul, Haz, etc. - Amer) {796}