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Research Article

Disappearance, emergence, and appearance: garbage and the politics of placemaking in Cartagena, Colombia

Disparition, émergence et apparition : les déchets et les politiques de création de lieux (placemaking) à Carthagène, en Colombie

Desaparición, surgimiento y aparición: la basura y las políticas de placemaking en Cartagena, Colombia

Received 08 Mar 2022, Accepted 14 Mar 2024, Published online: 07 May 2024

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