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Issues in Urban Earthquake Risk Brian E. Tucker

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Author: Brian E. Tucker
Published Date: 01 Aug 1994
Publisher: Springer
Original Languages: English
Format: Hardback::330 pages
ISBN10: 0792329147
ISBN13: 9780792329145
File size: 33 Mb
Dimension: 156x 234x 20.57mm::1,480g
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