Study on Sensitivity of different Standardization Methods to Climate Change Vulnerability Index
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1225-7184
DOI: 10.14249/eia.2013.22.6.677