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Part II: Geographies

From the Old Path of Shipbuilding onto the New Path of Offshore Wind Energy? The Case of Northern Germany

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Pages 835-855 | Received 01 Feb 2011, Accepted 01 Sep 2011, Published online: 26 Apr 2012

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