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Research Articles

For the first time in my life, I am living in a home with separate lavatory and kitchen’: examining stakeholders’ satisfaction with the Bui hydroelectric power resettlement project

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Pages 294-309 | Received 16 Aug 2021, Accepted 07 Jan 2022, Published online: 24 Jan 2022

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