Social Vulnerability to Disasters

Published on: 2009-08-10
Page Count: 406 pages
Print Type: BOOK
Categories: Law
Maturity Rating: NOT_MATURE
Language: en
Embeddable: Yes
PDF Available: Yes
EPUB Available: No
ISBN-13: 9781420078572
ISBN-10: 1420078577
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