The rationed city: The politics of water, housing, and land use in drought-parched São Paulo

Public Culture

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 261-289

  Cohen, Daniel Aldana ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84969533149     PISSN: 08992363     EISSN: 15278018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/08992363-3427451     Document Type: Article

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