Review of Costs and Methods for Climate Change Adaptation
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Adaptation and Climate Change
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1994-7887
DOI: 10.3923/jest.2012.397.406