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Parent Node(s):
IMPACT
Impact is used in three different ways: (l) as
synonymous with consequence; (2) to mean any consequence
(beneficial or adverse) that reaches beyond the direct purpose of
a given course of action, as in: "the impact of the new steel
plant on employment opportunities in the region;" (3) as in
(2), but the meaning restricted to adverse consequences, as in
"the impact of industrial growth on the ecological environment."
(IIASA)
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