An oasis in a watery desert? Discourses on an industrial ecosystem in the Gulf of Mexico Rigs-to-Reefs program

History and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 343-364

  Jørgensen, Dolly ^a  

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Author keywords

Artificial; Gulf of Mexico; Natural; Offshore oil platforms; Rigs to Reefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951681974     PISSN: 07341512     EISSN: 14772620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07341510903313030     Document Type: Article

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