The international decade for natural disaster reduction: background and objectives.
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Mitigation emerges as major strategy for reducing losses caused by natural disasters. Board of Natural Disasters.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Disasters
دوره 14 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990