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Options, sustainability policy and the spontaneous order. / Foster, John.
In: Environmental Education Research, Vol. 11, No. 1, 02.2005, p. 115-135.

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Foster, J 2005, 'Options, sustainability policy and the spontaneous order.', Environmental Education Research, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 115-135. https://doi.org/10.1080/1350462042000328785

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Foster J. Options, sustainability policy and the spontaneous order. Environmental Education Research. 2005 Feb;11(1):115-135. doi: 10.1080/1350462042000328785

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Foster, John. / Options, sustainability policy and the spontaneous order. In: Environmental Education Research. 2005 ; Vol. 11, No. 1. pp. 115-135.

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