Affiliation: | 1. Department of Political Science , University of Toronto , 100 St George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3G3;2. Department of Spatial Planning in Europe , University of Dortmund , Germany;3. Sein?joki Institute for Rural Research and Training , University of Helsinki , Finland;4. Department of Geography , University of South Florida , Tampa;5. The Bartlett School of Planning , University College , London |
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