Are disaster management concepts relevant in developing countries?: The case of the 1999-2000 Mozambican floods

Australian Journal of Emergency Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 25-33

  Martin, Beau ^a   Capra, Mike ^a   Van der Heide, George ^a   Stoneham, Melissa ^a   Lucas, Marcelino ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Ministry of Health   (Australia)

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