The population of the globe is constantly growing. At the same time the number of people living in cities is exploding. Today, in many countries the population of the cities amounts to 80% of the total country's population. Floods in urban areas occur more and more frequently; they cause considerabl
Policy Design and Local Attributes for Flood Hazard Management
โ Scribed by John Handmer
- Book ID
- 111106934
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 847 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0966-0879
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