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Risk Assessment Has Many Uses
Risk Assessment Has Many Uses
Pages 331-332
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The methodological approach and the level of detail in each form might differ a great deal, depending on the purpose for which risk assessment is carried out. For strategic planning and setting priorities, it might be appropriate to conduct risk assessments that rely on expert judgment for direct assessments of relative risk.
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Risk assessment is most often viewed as a quantitative process that is used to support specific risk management and resource management program decisions and policies. Among the biggest policy issues that involve ecological risk are acid deposition and global climate alteration.
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