Interventions in walking methods in political geography

Phil Hubbard; olivia  mason; jasnea  Sarna; Alastair  Bonnett; James  Sidaway; Ghazala Jamil; Jennie  Middleton; Maggie O'Neill; James  Riding; Morag  Rose

doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2023.102937

Interventions in walking methods in political geography

Phil Hubbard, olivia mason, jasnea Sarna, Alastair Bonnett, James Sidaway, Ghazala Jamil, Jennie Middleton, Maggie O'Neill, James Riding, Morag Rose

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Original language	English
Article number	102937
Number of pages	14
Journal	POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
Volume	106
Early online date	28 Jul 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2023.102937
Publication status	Published - Oct 2023

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