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Regionalizing the infrastructure turn: a research agenda

Jean-Paul D. Addiea Urban Studies Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.Correspondence[email protected]
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Michael R. Glassb Urban Studies Program, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, [email protected]ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3522-1519View further author information
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Jen Nellesc Centre for Regional Economic and Enterprise Development (CREED), Sheffield University Management School, Sheffield, UK. [email protected]ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9030-8409View further author information
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Pages 10-26 | Received 02 Sep 2019, Accepted 11 Nov 2019, Published online: 26 Dec 2019

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