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Urbanism as Material Discourse: Questions of Interpretation in Contemporary Urban Theory.

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Urbanism as Material Discourse : Questions of Interpretation in Contemporary Urban Theory. / Parker, Simon Frank.

In: URBAN GEOGRAPHY, Vol. 33, No. 4, 16.05.2012, p. 530-544.

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Parker, SF 2012, 'Urbanism as Material Discourse: Questions of Interpretation in Contemporary Urban Theory.', URBAN GEOGRAPHY, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 530-544. https://doi.org/10.2747/0272-3638.33.4.530

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Parker, S. F. (2012). Urbanism as Material Discourse: Questions of Interpretation in Contemporary Urban Theory. URBAN GEOGRAPHY, 33(4), 530-544. https://doi.org/10.2747/0272-3638.33.4.530

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Parker SF. Urbanism as Material Discourse: Questions of Interpretation in Contemporary Urban Theory. URBAN GEOGRAPHY. 2012 May 16;33(4):530-544. https://doi.org/10.2747/0272-3638.33.4.530

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Parker, Simon Frank. / Urbanism as Material Discourse : Questions of Interpretation in Contemporary Urban Theory. In: URBAN GEOGRAPHY. 2012 ; Vol. 33, No. 4. pp. 530-544.

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