The vulnerability of cities: Natural disasters and social resilience

The Vulnerability of Cities: Natural Disasters and Social Resilience

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-212

  Pelling, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781849773379     Document Type: Book

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