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The Production of Infrastructural Value and the Extension of the Electricity Grid

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The Production of Infrastructural Value and the Extension of the Electricity Grid. / Kragh-Furbo, Mette; Walker, Gordon; Curtis, Mitchell.
In: Science and Technology Studies, Vol. 36, No. 3, 15.09.2023, p. 43-59.

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Kragh-Furbo, M, Walker, G & Curtis, M 2023, 'The Production of Infrastructural Value and the Extension of the Electricity Grid', Science and Technology Studies, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 43-59. https://doi.org/10.23987/sts.115273

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Kragh-Furbo, M., Walker, G., & Curtis, M. (2023). The Production of Infrastructural Value and the Extension of the Electricity Grid. Science and Technology Studies, 36(3), 43-59. https://doi.org/10.23987/sts.115273

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Kragh-Furbo M, Walker G, Curtis M. The Production of Infrastructural Value and the Extension of the Electricity Grid. Science and Technology Studies. 2023 Sept 15;36(3):43-59. Epub 2022 Dec 19. doi: 10.23987/sts.115273

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Kragh-Furbo, Mette ; Walker, Gordon ; Curtis, Mitchell. / The Production of Infrastructural Value and the Extension of the Electricity Grid. In: Science and Technology Studies. 2023 ; Vol. 36, No. 3. pp. 43-59.

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