The document defines key terms related to serious accidents, infrastructure, policymaking, and strategic planning. It provides concise definitions for casualty, disrupt, infrastructure, issue, monitor, policy, rely on, and strategy to establish a shared understanding of concepts that will be discussed in further readings.
The document defines key terms related to serious accidents, infrastructure, policymaking, and strategic planning. It provides concise definitions for casualty, disrupt, infrastructure, issue, monitor, policy, rely on, and strategy to establish a shared understanding of concepts that will be discussed in further readings.
The document defines key terms related to serious accidents, infrastructure, policymaking, and strategic planning. It provides concise definitions for casualty, disrupt, infrastructure, issue, monitor, policy, rely on, and strategy to establish a shared understanding of concepts that will be discussed in further readings.
Casualty(n) A person hurt or killed in a serious accident
or event Disrupt(v) To prevent something from continuing as expected Infrastructure(n) The basic systems and services, such as transport and power, that a country uses to work effectively Issue(n) A subject or problem which people are thinking about or discussing Monitor(v) To watch and check something carefully over a period of time Policy(n) A set of ideas or a plan for action that a business, government, political party or group of people follow Rely on (phr v) To depend on or trust someone or something Strategy(n) A long-range plan for achieving a goal