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Flood Risk, Vulnerability and Environmental Justice: evidence and evaluation of inequality in a UK context

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Flood Risk, Vulnerability and Environmental Justice: evidence and evaluation of inequality in a UK context. / Walker, Gordon; Burningham, Kate.
In: Critical Social Policy, Vol. 31, No. 2, 05.2011, p. 216-240.

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Walker, G & Burningham, K 2011, 'Flood Risk, Vulnerability and Environmental Justice: evidence and evaluation of inequality in a UK context', Critical Social Policy, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 216-240. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018310396149

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Walker, G., & Burningham, K. (2011). Flood Risk, Vulnerability and Environmental Justice: evidence and evaluation of inequality in a UK context. Critical Social Policy, 31(2), 216-240. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018310396149

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Walker G, Burningham K. Flood Risk, Vulnerability and Environmental Justice: evidence and evaluation of inequality in a UK context. Critical Social Policy. 2011 May;31(2):216-240. doi: 10.1177/0261018310396149

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Walker, Gordon ; Burningham, Kate. / Flood Risk, Vulnerability and Environmental Justice: evidence and evaluation of inequality in a UK context. In: Critical Social Policy. 2011 ; Vol. 31, No. 2. pp. 216-240.

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