Proving the occurrence and cause of a landslide in a legal context

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-85

  Griffiths, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Landslides; Legal proceedings; Papua New Guinea; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 8744254085     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100640050070     Document Type: Article

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