Natural Hazards, Second Edition: Explanation and Integration

Natural Hazards, Second Edition: Explanation and Integration
ISBN-10
1462529186
ISBN-13
9781462529186
Category
Social Science
Pages
445
Language
English
Published
2017-04-25
Publisher
Guilford Publications
Authors
Burrell E. Montz, Graham A. Tobin, Ronald R. Hagelman

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Revised edition of: Natural hazards: explanation and integration / Graham A. Tobin and Burrell E. Montz. c1997.

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