The migration-urbanisation nexus in Nepal's exceptional urban transformation

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The migration-urbanisation nexus in Nepal's exceptional urban transformation. / Brogger, Ditte Rasmussen; Agergaard, Jytte.

I: Population Space and Place, Bind 25, Nr. 8, e2264, 2019.

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Brogger, DR & Agergaard, J 2019, 'The migration-urbanisation nexus in Nepal's exceptional urban transformation', Population Space and Place, bind 25, nr. 8, e2264. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2264

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Brogger, D. R., & Agergaard, J. (2019). The migration-urbanisation nexus in Nepal's exceptional urban transformation. Population Space and Place, 25(8), [e2264]. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2264

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Brogger DR, Agergaard J. The migration-urbanisation nexus in Nepal's exceptional urban transformation. Population Space and Place. 2019;25(8). e2264. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2264

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Brogger, Ditte Rasmussen ; Agergaard, Jytte. / The migration-urbanisation nexus in Nepal's exceptional urban transformation. I: Population Space and Place. 2019 ; Bind 25, Nr. 8.

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