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‘Walking … just walking’: how children and young people's everyday pedestrian practices matter

John HortonCentre for Children and Youth, The University of Northampton, Park Campus, Boughton Green Road, Northampton, NN2 7AL, United Kingdom, [email protected]
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Pia ChristensenSchool of Education, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom, [email protected]
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Peter KraftlDepartment of Geography, University of Leicester, Leicester Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom, [email protected]
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Sophie Hadfield-HillCentre for Children and Youth, The University of Northampton, Park Campus, Boughton Green Road, Northampton, NN2 7AL, United Kingdom, [email protected]
Pages 94-115 | Published online: 02 Dec 2013

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