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4 - Reflections on the Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 and the Reconstruction of Kobe, Japan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2016

Patrick Daly
Affiliation:
Earth Observatory of Singapore
R. Michael Feener
Affiliation:
National University of Singapore
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Rebuilding Asia Following Natural Disasters
Approaches to Reconstruction in the Asia-Pacific Region
, pp. 108 - 140
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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