Theory and Practice of Climate Adaptation

Published on: 2018-03-24
Page Count: 589 pages
Print Type: BOOK
Categories: Science
Maturity Rating: NOT_MATURE
Language: en
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ISBN-13: 9783319728742
ISBN-10: 3319728741
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