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Journal of Transport Geography

Volume 55, July 2016, Pages 129-131
Journal of Transport Geography

Guest Editorial
Mobilities and livelihoods in urban development contexts: Introduction

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Acknowledgement

The editors of this special edition would like to thank all its contributing authors for their patience and dedication in bringing it to publication. We would also like to offer special thanks to Ersilia Verlinghieri for her help with sourcing the references for this editorial.

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