Industrial pollution and social deprivation: evidence and complexity in evaluating and responding to environmental inequality.

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Industrial pollution and social deprivation: evidence and complexity in evaluating and responding to environmental inequality. / Walker, Gordon; Mitchell, Gordon; Fairburn, John et al.
In: Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, Vol. 10, No. 4, 08.2005, p. 361-377.

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Walker, G, Mitchell, G, Fairburn, J & Smith, G 2005, 'Industrial pollution and social deprivation: evidence and complexity in evaluating and responding to environmental inequality.', Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 361-377. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549830500160842

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Walker, G., Mitchell, G., Fairburn, J., & Smith, G. (2005). Industrial pollution and social deprivation: evidence and complexity in evaluating and responding to environmental inequality. Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, 10(4), 361-377. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549830500160842

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Walker G, Mitchell G, Fairburn J, Smith G. Industrial pollution and social deprivation: evidence and complexity in evaluating and responding to environmental inequality. Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability. 2005 Aug;10(4):361-377. doi: 10.1080/13549830500160842

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Walker, Gordon ; Mitchell, Gordon ; Fairburn, John et al. / Industrial pollution and social deprivation: evidence and complexity in evaluating and responding to environmental inequality. In: Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability. 2005 ; Vol. 10, No. 4. pp. 361-377.

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