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Book Title: Water Index : Design Strategies for Drought, Flooding and Contamination
Item Length: 11.7in
Item Width: 8.2in
Author: Seth McDowell
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Urban & Land Use Planning, Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Natural Disasters, Landscape, Ecology, Civil / Flood Control, Natural Resources
Publisher: ACTAR D
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Nature, Architecture, Science
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
