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Food in the city: urban food geographies and 'local' food sourcing in Melbourne and San Diego County

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Food in the city: urban food geographies and 'local' food sourcing in Melbourne and San Diego County. / McGirr, Heather; Batterbury, Simon.
In: Geographical Research, Vol. 54, No. 1, 02.2016, p. 3–18.

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McGirr, H & Batterbury, S 2016, 'Food in the city: urban food geographies and 'local' food sourcing in Melbourne and San Diego County', Geographical Research, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 3–18. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-5871.12156

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McGirr, H., & Batterbury, S. (2016). Food in the city: urban food geographies and 'local' food sourcing in Melbourne and San Diego County. Geographical Research, 54(1), 3–18. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-5871.12156

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McGirr H, Batterbury S. Food in the city: urban food geographies and 'local' food sourcing in Melbourne and San Diego County. Geographical Research. 2016 Feb;54(1):3–18. Epub 2016 Feb 3. doi: 10.1111/1745-5871.12156

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McGirr, Heather ; Batterbury, Simon. / Food in the city : urban food geographies and 'local' food sourcing in Melbourne and San Diego County. In: Geographical Research. 2016 ; Vol. 54, No. 1. pp. 3–18.

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