Introduction: Aviation and climate change in context

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Introduction: Aviation and climate change in context. / Gössling, Stefan; Upham, Paul.
Climate Change and Aviation: Issues, Challenges and Solutions. ed. / Stefan Gossling; Paul Upham. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2009. p. 1-24.

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Harvard

Gössling, S & Upham, P 2009, Introduction: Aviation and climate change in context. in S Gossling & P Upham (eds), Climate Change and Aviation: Issues, Challenges and Solutions. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, pp. 1-24. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781849770774

APA

Gössling, S., & Upham, P. (2009). Introduction: Aviation and climate change in context. In S. Gossling, & P. Upham (Eds.), Climate Change and Aviation: Issues, Challenges and Solutions (pp. 1-24). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781849770774

Vancouver

Gössling S, Upham P. Introduction: Aviation and climate change in context. In Gossling S, Upham P, editors, Climate Change and Aviation: Issues, Challenges and Solutions. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 2009. p. 1-24 doi: 10.4324/9781849770774

Bibtex

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