Riskscapes: The spatial dimensions of risk

The Spatial Dimension of Risk: How Geography Shapes the Emergence of Riskscapes

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 22-36

  Müller Mahn, Detlef ^a   Everts, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

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EID: 84917476101     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203109595     Document Type: Chapter

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