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Social learning and sustainable communities: an interim assessment of research into sustainable communities projects in the UK

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Social learning and sustainable communities: an interim assessment of research into sustainable communities projects in the UK. / Smith, Joe ; Blake, James; Grove-White, Robin et al.
In: Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, Vol. 4, No. 2, 1999, p. 195-207.

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Smith, J, Blake, J, Grove-White, R, Kashefi, E, Madden, S & Percy, S 1999, 'Social learning and sustainable communities: an interim assessment of research into sustainable communities projects in the UK', Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 195-207. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839908725593

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Smith, J., Blake, J., Grove-White, R., Kashefi, E., Madden, S., & Percy, S. (1999). Social learning and sustainable communities: an interim assessment of research into sustainable communities projects in the UK. Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, 4(2), 195-207. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839908725593

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Smith J, Blake J, Grove-White R, Kashefi E, Madden S, Percy S. Social learning and sustainable communities: an interim assessment of research into sustainable communities projects in the UK. Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability. 1999;4(2):195-207. doi: 10.1080/13549839908725593

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Smith, Joe ; Blake, James ; Grove-White, Robin et al. / Social learning and sustainable communities : an interim assessment of research into sustainable communities projects in the UK. In: Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability. 1999 ; Vol. 4, No. 2. pp. 195-207.

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