
| Communities
have choices in dealing with risk of all types. |
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| Cities
that choose: |
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| •risk avoidance and eliminate all risks in the
area of interest; |
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| •others will manage [tree] risk so that benefits
of the trees can be retained at some acceptable level (of risk). |
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| It is
NOT necessary to practice risk avoidance in order to be better prepared for
disasters. |