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Short-haul aviation - under what conditions is it more environmentally benign than the alternatives? / Kemp, Roger.
In: Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, Vol. 21, No. 1, 01.01.2009, p. 115-127.

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Kemp, R 2009, 'Short-haul aviation - under what conditions is it more environmentally benign than the alternatives?', Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 115-127. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537320802557376

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Kemp, R. (2009). Short-haul aviation - under what conditions is it more environmentally benign than the alternatives? Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 21(1), 115-127. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537320802557376

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Kemp R. Short-haul aviation - under what conditions is it more environmentally benign than the alternatives? Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. 2009 Jan 1;21(1):115-127. doi: 10.1080/09537320802557376

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Kemp, Roger. / Short-haul aviation - under what conditions is it more environmentally benign than the alternatives?. In: Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. 2009 ; Vol. 21, No. 1. pp. 115-127.

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