Cities, nature and development: The politics and production of urban vulnerabilities

Cities, Nature and Development: The Politics and Production of Urban Vulnerabilities

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 3-21

  Dooling, Sarah ^a   Simon, Gregory ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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