Application of Industrial Risk Management Practices to Control Natural Hazards, Facilitating Risk Communication
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عنوان ژورنال: ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2220-9964
DOI: 10.3390/ijgi7090377