Glossary
Glossary
Contains terms and definitions used in the reference book, the project and the structure of the Ontology.
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IndicatorsAccepted or derived parameter which can be measured directly or determined from separate measurements, and which indicates trends in a particular referent. | |
InfiltrationThe unintended ingress of ground water into a drainage system (also termed parasitary flow in some countries). | |
Inflow"Flow which enters the sewer; this can be generated by rainfall or an industrial discharge or other particular connection." | |
InformationThat which resolves uncertainty, or explicatory meaning of data | |
Initial conditionsInitial (or starting) values for a system under consideration. | |
InterdisciplinaryThe one that uses the epistemologies/methods of one discipline within another. | |
InundationThe covering of a land surface by water from a drainage system whose capacity is insufficient to convey the flow. | |
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KnowledgeJustified true belief. | |
Knowledgebase of measuresA comprehensive repository of the resilience measures and strategies (similar to a database) but also including the metadata or rules which describe the applicability of the measures for strategies for the holistic risk governance. | |