Preemption, precaution, preparedness: Anticipatory action and future geographies

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 777-798

  Anderson, Ben ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anticipation; events; future; precaution; preemption; preparedness

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; FUTURE PROSPECT; HUMAN GEOGRAPHY;

EID: 78649469173     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309132510362600     Document Type: Article

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