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Agapiou, A., V. Lysandrou, K. Themistocleous, and D.G. Hadjimitsis. 2016. Risk assessment of cultural heritage sites clusters using satellite imagery and GIS: The case study of Paphos District, Cyprus. Natural Hazards 83 (1): 5–20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-016-2211-6.
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