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Nature and Society

Geographies of Social Capital: Catastrophe Experience, Risk Perception, and the Transformation of Social Space in Postearthquake Resettlements in Sichuan, China

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Pages 874-890 | Received 26 Aug 2015, Accepted 07 Dec 2015, Published online: 18 Apr 2016

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