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Title: A review of the community flood risk management literature in the USA: lessons for improving community resilience to floods
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Award ID(s):
1635381
Publication Date:
NSF-PAR ID:
10111022
Journal Name:
Natural Hazards
Volume:
96
Issue:
3
Page Range or eLocation-ID:
1223 to 1248
ISSN:
0921-030X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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