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The task of the contributors to this volume is to discuss the assumptions we bring to our work, and the ways in which these assumptions shape our actions. This chapter is my attempt to describe the assumptions that guide my work as a narrative researcher of human-environment relations.
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Childress, H. (2000). A Storyteller’s Beliefs. In: Wapner, S., Demick, J., Yamamoto, T., Minami, H. (eds) Theoretical Perspectives in Environment-Behavior Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4701-3_14
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