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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Virtual risk

Virtual risk

Nature

A category of risk in which it is a matter of personal judgement as to the reality of that risk, since authorities are in disagreement about its extent.

Incidence

Virtual risk may be seen in public response to BSE, hormones in meat, genetically modified foods, and fluorinated water.

Broader

Risk
Presentable

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Societal problems » Hazards
  • Transportation, telecommunications » Internet
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J2983
    DOCID
    12029830
    D7NID
    183500
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020
    Official link
    https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/virtual-risk