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  1. Department of Geosystem Sciences, College of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon University, and National Institute of Agro-Environmental Science, Japan

    Hiroshi Sasaki & Shuji Yamakawa

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  1. Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    John Lidstone (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

  2. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA

    Lisa M. Dechano

  3. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA

    Joseph P. Stoltman (Professor) (Professor)

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Sasaki, H., Yamakawa, S. (2007). Natural Hazards in Japan. In: Lidstone, J., Dechano, L.M., Stoltman, J.P. (eds) International Perspectives on Natural Disasters: Occurrence, Mitigation, and Consequences. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 21. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2851-9_8

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