Revisiting the Sphere standards: comparing the revised Sphere standards to living standards in three urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
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Living Standards and the Urban Environment
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of International Humanitarian Action
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2364-3412,2364-3404
DOI: 10.1186/s41018-019-0054-y