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World War ‘V’: Emissions change if Birmingham became vegetarian and contemporary attitudes towards vegetarianism.

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World War ‘V’: Emissions change if Birmingham became vegetarian and contemporary attitudes towards vegetarianism. / Cross, Mollie; Lane, Timothy; Germond-Duret, Celine.
In: Routes: The Journal for Student Geographers, Vol. 1, No. 2, 01.04.2020, p. 198-225.

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Cross, M, Lane, T & Germond-Duret, C 2020, 'World War ‘V’: Emissions change if Birmingham became vegetarian and contemporary attitudes towards vegetarianism.', Routes: The Journal for Student Geographers, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 198-225. <https://routesjournal.org/2020/12/20/r2036/>

APA

Cross, M., Lane, T., & Germond-Duret, C. (2020). World War ‘V’: Emissions change if Birmingham became vegetarian and contemporary attitudes towards vegetarianism. Routes: The Journal for Student Geographers, 1(2), 198-225. https://routesjournal.org/2020/12/20/r2036/

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Cross M, Lane T, Germond-Duret C. World War ‘V’: Emissions change if Birmingham became vegetarian and contemporary attitudes towards vegetarianism. Routes: The Journal for Student Geographers. 2020 Apr 1;1(2):198-225.

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Cross, Mollie ; Lane, Timothy ; Germond-Duret, Celine. / World War ‘V’ : Emissions change if Birmingham became vegetarian and contemporary attitudes towards vegetarianism. In: Routes: The Journal for Student Geographers. 2020 ; Vol. 1, No. 2. pp. 198-225.

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