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The Practices of Geography

Sarah Witham BednarzDepartment of GeographyTexas A&M UniversityCollege Station, Texas, USAView further author information
Pages 46-51 | Received 21 Mar 2016, Accepted 22 Mar 2016, Published online: 13 May 2016

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