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Linking social capacities and risk communication in Europe: a gap between theory and practice?

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Linking social capacities and risk communication in Europe: a gap between theory and practice? / Hoppner, Corina; Whittle, Rebecca; Brundl, Michael et al.
In: Natural Hazards, Vol. 64, No. 2, 11.2012, p. 1753-1778.

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Hoppner C, Whittle R, Brundl M, Buchecker M. Linking social capacities and risk communication in Europe: a gap between theory and practice? Natural Hazards. 2012 Nov;64(2):1753-1778. Epub 2012 Aug 29. doi: 10.1007/s11069-012-0356-5

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Hoppner, Corina ; Whittle, Rebecca ; Brundl, Michael et al. / Linking social capacities and risk communication in Europe: a gap between theory and practice?. In: Natural Hazards. 2012 ; Vol. 64, No. 2. pp. 1753-1778.

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