Some realities of resilience: A case-study of Wittenberge

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-62

  Lewis, James ^a  

^a Datum International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disasters; Germany; Manmade disaster; Resilience; Second World War; United Kingdom; Wittenberge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874186936     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653561311301970     Document Type: Article

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