RISC-KIT synthesis report

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Mcglade, K., Barquet, K., Bogaard, T., Ciavola, P., Van Dongeren, A., Ferreira, O., Higgins, R., Martinez, G., McCall, R., Stelljes, N. and Viavattene, C. 2017. RISC-KIT synthesis report. Risc-kit project.

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Title	RISC-KIT synthesis report
Authors	Mcglade, K., Barquet, K., Bogaard, T., Ciavola, P., Van Dongeren, A., Ferreira, O., Higgins, R., Martinez, G., McCall, R., Stelljes, N. and Viavattene, C.
Research Group	Flood Hazard Research Centre (FHRC)
Publisher	Risc-kit project
Print	Apr 2017
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Output status	Published
Publisher's version	RISCKIT_D4_4_Synthesis.pdf
Web address (URL)	http://www.risckit.eu/np4/file/23/RISCKIT_D4_4_Synthesis.pdf
Language	English

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