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Special Issue: Revisiting the Promises of Eco-Political Experimentation: Achievements, Appropriations, Limits

Becoming non-commensurable: synthesis, design, and the politics of urban experimentation in post-Superstorm Sandy New York

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Article: 2225339 | Received 03 Aug 2022, Accepted 10 Jun 2023, Published online: 03 Jul 2023

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