Meanings
- uncountableAn insufficient amount of concern.
In psychiatry, the danger of overconcern with biological rhythms is probably dwarfed by the danger of underconcern.
1982, Salvatore J. Garzino, The Rhythm Factor in Human Behavior2 more examples
It means planning within a framework which can allow the values of the community to develop independently without being curtailed too sharply by rigid architectural design, over- or underconcern with market conditions, and so forth.
1963, Severyn Ten Haut Bruyn, Communities in Action: Pattern and Process, page 8This interesting combination of what Weber (2010) describes as general underconcern and greater volatility of climate change risk perceptions exacerbates the difficulties of getting everyone on the same page regarding what ought to be done.
2015, Lawrence Susskind, Danya Rumore, Carri Hulet, Managing Climate Risks in Coastal Communities, →ISBN
Origin
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