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Transnational transitions: the diffusion and integration of mechanical cooling

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Transnational transitions: the diffusion and integration of mechanical cooling. / Shove, Elizabeth; Walker, Gordon; Brown, Sam.
In: Urban Studies, Vol. 51, No. 7, 05.2014, p. 1506-1519.

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Shove, E, Walker, G & Brown, S 2014, 'Transnational transitions: the diffusion and integration of mechanical cooling', Urban Studies, vol. 51, no. 7, pp. 1506-1519. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098013500084

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Shove, E., Walker, G., & Brown, S. (2014). Transnational transitions: the diffusion and integration of mechanical cooling. Urban Studies, 51(7), 1506-1519. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098013500084

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Shove E, Walker G, Brown S. Transnational transitions: the diffusion and integration of mechanical cooling. Urban Studies. 2014 May;51(7):1506-1519. Epub 2013 Aug 19. doi: 10.1177/0042098013500084

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Shove, Elizabeth ; Walker, Gordon ; Brown, Sam. / Transnational transitions : the diffusion and integration of mechanical cooling. In: Urban Studies. 2014 ; Vol. 51, No. 7. pp. 1506-1519.

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