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Integrated Risk and Vulnerability Management Assisted by Decision Support Systems

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Gheorghe, A.V., Dan Vamanu, V. (2005). Disaster Risk and Vulnerability Management from Awareness to Practice. In: Gheorghe, A.V. (eds) Integrated Risk and Vulnerability Management Assisted by Decision Support Systems. Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3721-X_1

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