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Remaking science-policy interfaces in the quest for effectiveness

Matthew CashmoreDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway, [email protected]ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1614-3204
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Tuija Hilding-RydevikSwedish Biodiversity Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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Martin SmutnyIntegra Consulting, Prague, Czech Republic
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Eva StephanssonDepartment of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Pages 172-177 | Published online: 04 Feb 2020

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