Urban Political Ecology, Justice and the Politics of Scale
Article first published online: 12 JAN 2004
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2003.00364.x
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Swyngedouw, E. and Heynen, N. C. (2003), Urban Political Ecology, Justice and the Politics of Scale. Antipode, 35: 898–918. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2003.00364.x
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