Geology, slow-moving landslides, and damages to buildings in the Verbicaro area (north-western Calabria region, southern Italy)
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The Vulnerability of People to Damaging Hydrogeological Events in the Calabria Region (Southern Italy)
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Maps
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1744-5647
DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2018.1425164