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Table 9 Ecological risk dyads-core concepts

From: Dyadic risk mechanisms–a nomenclature for 36 proto-cascading effects determining humanity’s future

Dyad

Definitions

NaTech

Risks associated with the combined effects of natural hazards and science and technology-related factors, phenomena, or platforms, initially focused on releases from industrial facilities [30, 106], a phenomenon perhaps better named NaIndustry

NaEcon

Risks associated with the combined effects of natural hazards and the economy

NaGov

Risks associated with the combined effects of natural hazards and governance

NaSoc

Risks associated with the combined effects of natural hazards and social dynamics

E2

Risks associated with the combined effects of two natural hazards

NaHealth

Risks associated with the combined effects of natural hazards and health