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Natural and man-made hazards: their increasing importance in the end-20th century world

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Geohazards

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This volume is based on a meeting devoted to the theme “Geo-Hazards—Natural and Man-Made” held at the Geological Society of London on 18th October 1989.

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McCall, G.J.H. (1992). Natural and man-made hazards: their increasing importance in the end-20th century world. In: McCall, G.J.H., Laming, D.J.C., Scott, S.C. (eds) Geohazards. AGID Report Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0381-4_1

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