20 Jul 2017
Effects of damaging hydrogeological events on people throughout 15 years in a Mediterranean region
Luigi Aceto
CNR-IRPI (Italian National Research Council, Research Institute
for Geo-Hydrological Protection), Via Cavour 4–6 Rende, Cosenza, Italy
CNR-IRPI (Italian National Research Council, Research Institute
for Geo-Hydrological Protection), Via Cavour 4–6 Rende, Cosenza, Italy
CNR-IRPI (Italian National Research Council, Research Institute
for Geo-Hydrological Protection), Via Cavour 4–6 Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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