Contested Greenspace Solidarities? Asymmetric Valuation Compromises and Civic-Material Tensions in Copenhagen Allotment Gardens

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Contested Greenspace Solidarities? Asymmetric Valuation Compromises and Civic-Material Tensions in Copenhagen Allotment Gardens. / Thomas, Nicola C.; Blok, Anders.

I: Nature and Culture, Bind 17, Nr. 3, 2022, s. 262-287.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Thomas, NC & Blok, A 2022, 'Contested Greenspace Solidarities? Asymmetric Valuation Compromises and Civic-Material Tensions in Copenhagen Allotment Gardens', Nature and Culture, bind 17, nr. 3, s. 262-287. https://doi.org/10.3167/nc.2022.170302

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Thomas, N. C., & Blok, A. (2022). Contested Greenspace Solidarities? Asymmetric Valuation Compromises and Civic-Material Tensions in Copenhagen Allotment Gardens. Nature and Culture, 17(3), 262-287. https://doi.org/10.3167/nc.2022.170302

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Thomas NC, Blok A. Contested Greenspace Solidarities? Asymmetric Valuation Compromises and Civic-Material Tensions in Copenhagen Allotment Gardens. Nature and Culture. 2022;17(3):262-287. https://doi.org/10.3167/nc.2022.170302

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Thomas, Nicola C. ; Blok, Anders. / Contested Greenspace Solidarities? Asymmetric Valuation Compromises and Civic-Material Tensions in Copenhagen Allotment Gardens. I: Nature and Culture. 2022 ; Bind 17, Nr. 3. s. 262-287.

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