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Original Articles

“Sometimes Climate Adaptation is Politically Correct”: A Case Study of Planners and Politicians Negotiating Climate Adaptation in Waterfront Spatial Planning

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Pages 2268-2286 | Received 18 Mar 2013, Accepted 16 Jul 2013, Published online: 10 Sep 2013

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