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Placing Green Energy in the Sea: Offshore Wind Farms, Dolphins, Oysters, and the Territorial Politics of the Intertidal Zone in Taiwan

Pages 56-77 | Received 01 Oct 2018, Accepted 23 Apr 2019, Published online: 05 Aug 2019

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