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Property, care and environment. / O'Neill, John.
In: Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, Vol. 19, No. 4, 2001, p. 695-711.

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O'Neill, J 2001, 'Property, care and environment.', Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 695-711. https://doi.org/10.1068/c16s

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O'Neill, J. (2001). Property, care and environment. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 19(4), 695-711. https://doi.org/10.1068/c16s

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O'Neill J. Property, care and environment. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy. 2001;19(4):695-711. doi: 10.1068/c16s

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O'Neill, John. / Property, care and environment. In: Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy. 2001 ; Vol. 19, No. 4. pp. 695-711.

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