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Following Will-O’-The-Wisps and chasing ghosts: design-centred research, sustainability and the bottom line

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Following Will-O’-The-Wisps and chasing ghosts: design-centred research, sustainability and the bottom line. / Walker, Stuart.
In: The Design Journal, Vol. 11, No. 1, 06.2008, p. 51-64.

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Walker, S 2008, 'Following Will-O’-The-Wisps and chasing ghosts: design-centred research, sustainability and the bottom line', The Design Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 51-64. https://doi.org/10.2752/175630608X317904

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Walker, S. (2008). Following Will-O’-The-Wisps and chasing ghosts: design-centred research, sustainability and the bottom line. The Design Journal, 11(1), 51-64. https://doi.org/10.2752/175630608X317904

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Walker S. Following Will-O’-The-Wisps and chasing ghosts: design-centred research, sustainability and the bottom line. The Design Journal. 2008 Jun;11(1):51-64. doi: 10.2752/175630608X317904

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Walker, Stuart. / Following Will-O’-The-Wisps and chasing ghosts : design-centred research, sustainability and the bottom line. In: The Design Journal. 2008 ; Vol. 11, No. 1. pp. 51-64.

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