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Dark skies: meanings, challenges, and relationships

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Dark skies: meanings, challenges, and relationships. / Edensor, Tim; Dunn, Nick.
Dark Skies: Places, Practices, Communities. ed. / Nick Dunn; Tim Edensor. London: Routledge, 2023. p. 3-31.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter

Harvard

Edensor, T & Dunn, N 2023, Dark skies: meanings, challenges, and relationships. in N Dunn & T Edensor (eds), Dark Skies: Places, Practices, Communities. Routledge, London, pp. 3-31. <https://www.routledge.com/Dark-Skies-Places-Practices-Communities/Dunn-Edensor/p/book/9781032528021>

APA

Edensor, T., & Dunn, N. (2023). Dark skies: meanings, challenges, and relationships. In N. Dunn, & T. Edensor (Eds.), Dark Skies: Places, Practices, Communities (pp. 3-31). Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Dark-Skies-Places-Practices-Communities/Dunn-Edensor/p/book/9781032528021

Vancouver

Edensor T, Dunn N. Dark skies: meanings, challenges, and relationships. In Dunn N, Edensor T, editors, Dark Skies: Places, Practices, Communities. London: Routledge. 2023. p. 3-31

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Edensor, Tim ; Dunn, Nick. / Dark skies : meanings, challenges, and relationships. Dark Skies: Places, Practices, Communities. editor / Nick Dunn ; Tim Edensor. London : Routledge, 2023. pp. 3-31

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