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Original Article

Multi-Loop Social Learning for Sustainable Land and Water Governance: Towards a Research Agenda on the Potential of Virtual Learning Platforms

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Pages 23-38 | Received 19 Aug 2013, Accepted 21 Mar 2014, Published online: 18 Jun 2021

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