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Ostrom, E., Janssen, M.A. (2004). Multi-Level Governance and Resilience of Social-Ecological Systems. In: Spoor, M. (eds) Globalisation, Poverty and Conflict. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2858-X_13

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