Responses to Disasters and Climate Change: Understanding Vulnerability and Fostering Resilience

Published on: 2016-11-30
Page Count: 264 pages
Print Type: BOOK
Categories: Political Science
Maturity Rating: NOT_MATURE
Language: en
Embeddable: Yes
PDF Available: Yes
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ISBN-13: 9781315315911
ISBN-10: 1315315912
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