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Book Title: Fields And Streams: Stream Restoration, Neoliberalism, And T...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Rebecca Lave
Publication Name: Fields and Streams : Stream Restoration, Neoliberalism, and the Future of Environmental Science
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Publication Year: 2012
Series: Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 184 Pages
