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  1. Risk and Community Safety Research Initiative, Geospatial Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

    John Handmer

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  1. Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    John Lidstone (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

  2. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA

    Lisa M. Dechano

  3. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA

    Joseph P. Stoltman (Professor) (Professor)

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Handmer, J. (2007). Global Flooding. In: Lidstone, J., Dechano, L.M., Stoltman, J.P. (eds) International Perspectives on Natural Disasters: Occurrence, Mitigation, and Consequences. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 21. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2851-9_4

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