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Original Articles

Hispanic Immigrants' Vulnerabilities to Flood and Hurricane Hazards in Two United States Metropolitan Areas

(Graduate Student in Sociology) , (Associate Professor of Geography) & (Associate Professor of Sociology)
Pages 109-135 | Received 02 Feb 2015, Accepted 05 Jun 2015, Published online: 04 Nov 2019

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