Considering complexity

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 746-753

  Malanson, George E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 0001689367     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0004-5608.00174     Document Type: Article

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