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Green groups and grey areas : scientific boundary work, NGOs and environmental knowledge.

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Green groups and grey areas : scientific boundary work, NGOs and environmental knowledge. / Eden, Sally; Donaldson, Andrew; Walker, Gordon P.
In: Environment and Planning A, Vol. 38, No. 6, 2006, p. 1061-1076.

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Eden, S, Donaldson, A & Walker, GP 2006, 'Green groups and grey areas : scientific boundary work, NGOs and environmental knowledge.', Environment and Planning A, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 1061-1076. https://doi.org/10.1068/a37287

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Eden, S., Donaldson, A., & Walker, G. P. (2006). Green groups and grey areas : scientific boundary work, NGOs and environmental knowledge. Environment and Planning A, 38(6), 1061-1076. https://doi.org/10.1068/a37287

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Eden S, Donaldson A, Walker GP. Green groups and grey areas : scientific boundary work, NGOs and environmental knowledge. Environment and Planning A. 2006;38(6):1061-1076. doi: 10.1068/a37287

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Eden, Sally ; Donaldson, Andrew ; Walker, Gordon P. / Green groups and grey areas : scientific boundary work, NGOs and environmental knowledge. In: Environment and Planning A. 2006 ; Vol. 38, No. 6. pp. 1061-1076.

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