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close this bookRegions at risk: Comparisons of Threatened Environments (UNU, 1995, 588 pages)
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Edited by
Jeanne X. Kasperson, Roger E. Kasperson, and B. L. Turner II

United Nations
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© The United Nations University, 1995

The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations University.

This book has been published in cooperation with the Commission on Critical Environmental Situations and Regions, the International Geographical Union.

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