Destructive landscapes - (Re)framing elements of risk

Risk Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 1-15

  Fischbacher Smith, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79958810470     PISSN: 14603799     EISSN: 17434637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/rm.2011.4     Document Type: Review

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