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=== European Definitions ===
 
=== European Definitions ===
{{definition|[Risk] scenario is a representation of one single-[[risk]] or multi-[[risk]] situation leading to significant [[impact]]s, selected for the purpose of assessing in more detail a particular type of risk for which it is representative, or constitutes an informative example or illustration. <ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/echo/files/about/COMM_PDF_SEC_2010_1626_F_staff_working_document_en.pdf European Commission,  
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{{definition|[Risk] scenario is a representation of one single-[[risk]] or multi-[[risk]] situation leading to significant [[impact]]s, selected for the purpose of assessing in more detail a particular type of risk for which it is representative, or constitutes an informative example or illustration. <ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/echo/files/about/COMM_PDF_SEC_2010_1626_F_staff_working_document_en.pdf] European Commission,  
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER Risk Assessment and Mapping Guidelines for Disaster Management, SEC(2010) 1626 final, Brussels, 21.12.2010]</ref>}}
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COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER Risk Assessment and Mapping Guidelines for Disaster Management, SEC(2010) 1626 final, Brussels, 21.12.2010</ref>}}
  
 
==== DIESIS project ====
 
==== DIESIS project ====

Revision as of 16:04, 8 May 2015


Definitions

European Definitions

[Risk] scenario is a representation of one single-risk or multi-risk situation leading to significant impacts, selected for the purpose of assessing in more detail a particular type of risk for which it is representative, or constitutes an informative example or illustration. [1]

DIESIS project

The DIESIS project [2] gives the following definition:

A scenario consists of a CI model, the initial states of all components and the scenario behaviour that describes the events that happen within the scenario.


Other International Definitions

United Nations’ Definition

National Definitions

United States NERC

Possible event. [3]

Standard Definition

Discussion Topic

A postulated sequence or development of events. - Oxford Dictionary.

See also

Notes

  1. [1] European Commission, COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER Risk Assessment and Mapping Guidelines for Disaster Management, SEC(2010) 1626 final, Brussels, 21.12.2010
  2. http://www.diesis-project.eu/
  3. NERC Glossary of Terms, 2014

References