Environmentally induced displacement and the 1951 refugee convention: Pathways to recognition

Environment, Forced Migration and Social Vulnerability

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 3-16

  Burson, Bruce ^a  

^a Refugee Status Appeals Authority   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84892046803     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12416-7_1     Document Type: Chapter

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