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In: Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, <\/em>Volume 56, Issue 6, 2014. pages 28-36. DOI:10.1080\/00139157.2014.964096<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

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