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hazard creep en · NOUN
Meanings
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(idiomatic, uncountable) Increasing risk that results from making safety systems, if those systems fail.
Hazard creep is caused by changes in a catchment that may result in changes to the hazard potential classification for a dam.
2020 December 3, Marcus J. Wishart, Satoru Ueda, John D. Pisaniello, Joanne L. Tingey-Holyoak, Kimberly N. Lyon, Esteban Boj García, Laying the Foundations: A Global Analysis of Regulatory Frameworks for the Safety of Dams and Downstream Communities, World Bank Publications, →ISBN:Hazard creep, also known as risk creep, is a term describing the gradual increase in anticipated consequences of a dam failure due to infrastructure development.
[2023, E. Cheresova, T. Mészáros, M. Mrva, “Breach analysis of the Lozorno II. Dam”, in Role of Dams and Reservoirs in a Successful Energy Transition: Proceedings of the 12th ICOLD European Club Symposium 2023 (ECS 2023, Interlaken, Switzerland, 5–8 September 2023), CRC Press, →ISBN, page 703:
Synonyms
hazard creep