Social vulnerability and migration in the wake of disaster: the case of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
โ Scribed by Candice A. Myers; Tim Slack; Joachim Singelmann
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 539 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-7810
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