RESIDENTS' PERCEPTION OF FLOOD CONTROL FACILITIES AND FLOOD RISKS
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عنوان ژورنال: PROCEEDINGS OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0916-7374,1884-9172
DOI: 10.2208/prohe.48.397