Glossary C
Community Relations are the EPA Effort to establish two-way communication with the public to create understanding of EPA programs and related actions, to ensure public input into decision-making processes related to affected communities, and to make certain that the Agency is aware of and responsive to public concerns.
A Compact Development is Refers to the act of constructing buildings vertically rather than horizontally, and configuring them on a block or neighborhood scale that makes efficient use of land and resources, and is consistent with neighborhood character and scale.
A comparability is "The degree to which different methods, data sets and/or decisions agree or can be represented as similar; a data quality indicator " (QAMS 1993, 6).
- Comparative Risk Assessment : A Comparative Risk Assessment is Process that generally uses the judgement of experts to predict effects and set priorities among a wide Range of Environmental problems.