Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Disaster Risk Reduction in Urban Contexts: Perceptions and Practice
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Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Disaster Risk Reduction in Urban Contexts: Perceptions and Practice
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Currents
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2157-3999
DOI: 10.1371/currents.dis.7bfa59d37f7f59abc238462d53fbb41f