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    Christian M. Rogerson (Professor of Human Geography)

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Rogerson, C.M. From spatial development initiative to blue IQ: Sub-national economic planning in Gauteng. Urban Forum 15, 74–101 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-004-0010-8

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