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KEY RESOURCE [1 record]

Record 1 2013-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
  • Public Property
  • National and International Security
  • Emergency Management
DEF

A publicly or privately controlled tangible resource essential to the minimal operations of society, the economy and governments.

OBS

key resource: Not to be confused with "key asset," a term that refers to a target whose destruction would not result in a national-wide disaster but would cause a local- or regional-scale disaster.

OBS

key resource; KR: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique
  • Propriétés publiques
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Ressource tangible qui est régie par le secteur public ou privé et qui est essentielle au maintien des opérations minimales d'une société, de l'économie et des gouvernements.

OBS

ressource clé : Ne pas confondre avec «actif clé», ce dernier terme désignant une cible dont la destruction causerait une catastrophe limitée au niveau local ou régional.

OBS

ressource clé; RC : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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