Managing global heritage in the face of future climate change: The importance of understanding geological and geomorphological processes and hazards

International Journal of Heritage Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 632-658

  Howard, Andy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; geomorphology; natural hazard; world heritage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887000842     PISSN: 13527258     EISSN: 14703610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13527258.2012.681680     Document Type: Article

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