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Environmental histories, access to resources and landscape change: An introduction

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Environmental histories, access to resources and landscape change: An introduction. / Batterbury, S. P.J.; Bebbington, A. J.
In: Land Degradation and Development, Vol. 10, No. 4, 24.08.1999, p. 279-289.

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Batterbury, SPJ & Bebbington, AJ 1999, 'Environmental histories, access to resources and landscape change: An introduction', Land Degradation and Development, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 279-289. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-145X(199907/08)10:4<279::AID-LDR364>3.0.CO;2-7

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Batterbury, S. P. J., & Bebbington, A. J. (1999). Environmental histories, access to resources and landscape change: An introduction. Land Degradation and Development, 10(4), 279-289. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-145X(199907/08)10:4<279::AID-LDR364>3.0.CO;2-7

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Batterbury SPJ, Bebbington AJ. Environmental histories, access to resources and landscape change: An introduction. Land Degradation and Development. 1999 Aug 24;10(4):279-289. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-145X(199907/08)10:4<279::AID-LDR364>3.0.CO;2-7

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Batterbury, S. P.J. ; Bebbington, A. J. / Environmental histories, access to resources and landscape change : An introduction. In: Land Degradation and Development. 1999 ; Vol. 10, No. 4. pp. 279-289.

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