Flood Risk Literacy: Communication and Implications for Protective Action
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2169-5067,1071-1813
DOI: 10.1177/1071181319631504