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    Urban Africa Risk Knowledge Programme: Key Terms and Definitions

    Mark Pelling
    Hayley Leck
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    Published: March 2016
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    Input to background Working Paper series March 2016. Guidance notes.

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    Pelling, M. and Leck, H. (2016). Urban Africa Risk Knowledge Programme: Key Terms and Definitions. IIED, London; KCL, London.
    Available at https://www.iied.org/21771g

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