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Explaining societal change through bricolage: Transformations in regimes of water governance

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Explaining societal change through bricolage: Transformations in regimes of water governance. / Mayaux, Pierre-Louis; Dajani, Muna; Cleaver, Frances et al.
In: Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, Vol. 6, No. 4, 31.12.2023, p. 2654 -2677.

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Mayaux, P-L, Dajani, M, Cleaver, F, Naouri, M, Kuper, M & Hartani, T 2023, 'Explaining societal change through bricolage: Transformations in regimes of water governance', Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 2654 -2677. https://doi.org/10.1177/25148486221143666

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Mayaux, P.-L., Dajani, M., Cleaver, F., Naouri, M., Kuper, M., & Hartani, T. (2023). Explaining societal change through bricolage: Transformations in regimes of water governance. Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, 6(4), 2654 -2677. https://doi.org/10.1177/25148486221143666

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Mayaux PL, Dajani M, Cleaver F, Naouri M, Kuper M, Hartani T. Explaining societal change through bricolage: Transformations in regimes of water governance. Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space. 2023 Dec 31;6(4):2654 -2677. Epub 2022 Dec 21. doi: 10.1177/25148486221143666

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Mayaux, Pierre-Louis ; Dajani, Muna ; Cleaver, Frances et al. / Explaining societal change through bricolage : Transformations in regimes of water governance. In: Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space. 2023 ; Vol. 6, No. 4. pp. 2654 -2677.

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