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Research Article

Large-scale Vulnerability and Fire Risk Assessment of the Historic Centre of Quito, Ecuador

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Pages 1043-1057 | Received 01 Mar 2019, Accepted 27 Aug 2019, Published online: 12 Sep 2019

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