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Infrastructural Nature. / Nelson, Sara; Bigger, Patrick.
In: Progress in Human Geography, Vol. 46, No. 1, 01.02.2022, p. 86-107.

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Nelson, S & Bigger, P 2022, 'Infrastructural Nature', Progress in Human Geography, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 86-107. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132521993916

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Nelson, S., & Bigger, P. (2022). Infrastructural Nature. Progress in Human Geography, 46(1), 86-107. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132521993916

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Nelson S, Bigger P. Infrastructural Nature. Progress in Human Geography. 2022 Feb 1;46(1):86-107. Epub 2021 Feb 25. doi: 10.1177/0309132521993916

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Nelson, Sara ; Bigger, Patrick. / Infrastructural Nature. In: Progress in Human Geography. 2022 ; Vol. 46, No. 1. pp. 86-107.

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