Climate change, the politics of anticipation and future riskscapes in Africa

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Climate change, the politics of anticipation and future riskscapes in Africa. / Mueller-Mahn, Detlef; Moure, Mar; Gebreyes, Million.

In: Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Vol. 13, No. 2, 07.2020, p. 343-362.

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Mueller-Mahn, D, Moure, M & Gebreyes, M 2020, 'Climate change, the politics of anticipation and future riskscapes in Africa', Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 343-362. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsaa013

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Mueller-Mahn, D., Moure, M., & Gebreyes, M. (2020). Climate change, the politics of anticipation and future riskscapes in Africa. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 13(2), 343-362. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsaa013

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Mueller-Mahn D, Moure M, Gebreyes M. Climate change, the politics of anticipation and future riskscapes in Africa. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society. 2020 Jul;13(2):343-362. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsaa013

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Mueller-Mahn, Detlef ; Moure, Mar ; Gebreyes, Million. / Climate change, the politics of anticipation and future riskscapes in Africa. In: Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society. 2020 ; Vol. 13, No. 2. pp. 343-362.

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