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Sensing dark places: creating thick descriptions of nocturnal time and rhythm

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Sensing dark places: creating thick descriptions of nocturnal time and rhythm. / Griffiths, Rupert; Dunn, Nick; De Bezenac, Elisabeth.
Dark Skies: Places, Practices, Communities . ed. / Nick Dunn; Tim Edensor. London: Routledge, 2023. p. 94-104.

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Griffiths, R, Dunn, N & De Bezenac, E 2023, Sensing dark places: creating thick descriptions of nocturnal time and rhythm. in N Dunn & T Edensor (eds), Dark Skies: Places, Practices, Communities . Routledge, London, pp. 94-104. <https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003408444>

APA

Griffiths, R., Dunn, N., & De Bezenac, E. (2023). Sensing dark places: creating thick descriptions of nocturnal time and rhythm. In N. Dunn, & T. Edensor (Eds.), Dark Skies: Places, Practices, Communities (pp. 94-104). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003408444

Vancouver

Griffiths R, Dunn N, De Bezenac E. Sensing dark places: creating thick descriptions of nocturnal time and rhythm. In Dunn N, Edensor T, editors, Dark Skies: Places, Practices, Communities . London: Routledge. 2023. p. 94-104

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Griffiths, Rupert ; Dunn, Nick ; De Bezenac, Elisabeth. / Sensing dark places : creating thick descriptions of nocturnal time and rhythm. Dark Skies: Places, Practices, Communities . editor / Nick Dunn ; Tim Edensor. London : Routledge, 2023. pp. 94-104

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