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Student Perceptions of Geography and Environmental Science Fieldwork in the Light of Restricted Access to the Field, Caused by Foot and Mouth Disease in the UK in 2001

Ian Fuller University of Northumbria, UK
,
Steve Gaskin LTSN Subject Centre for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, UK
&
Ian Scott City University, London, UK
Pages 79-102 | Published online: 03 Aug 2010

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