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| Overview | |
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| The Importance of Water Resources | |
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| Overview of Water Resources - Rivers & Streams | |
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| Ground Water & Aquifers | |
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| Lakes & Reservoirs | |
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| Wetlands | |
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| Precipitation | |
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| Rivers & Streams | |
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| Floodplains | |
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| Riparian Corridors | |
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| Ground Water & Aquifers | |
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| Lakes & Reservoirs | |
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| Wetlands | |
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| Coastal Zones | |
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| Data on Coastal Area | |
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| Coastal Issues | |
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| Precipitation | |
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| Sources of Information | |
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| Issues involving water resources in the U.S. esource | |
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| Global Warming & Climate Change | |
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| Impacts of Climate Change | |
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| Addressing Climate Change | |
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| Sources of Information | |
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| Drought & Water Wars | |
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| Worldwide Water Wars | |
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| Southwest Water Wars | |
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| Southeast Water Wars | |
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| Peachtree Water Wars | |
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| Water Demands | |
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| Meeting Needs | |
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| Demands in Las Vegas | |
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| Uses | |
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| Options for Meeting Demands | |
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| Water Source | |
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| Development Pressures | |
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| Traditional Approaches to Meet Demands | |
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| Growth in the South | |
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| The Corps Meeting Demands | |
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| Environmental Concerns | |
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| WSA | |
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| National Rivers and Streams Assessment | |
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| Large River Bioassessment Protocols | |
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| Economic Concerns | |
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| The Cost of Water | |
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| Infrastructure Cost | |
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| Costs of Polluted Water | |
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| Privatization | |
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| Agricultural Uses | |
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| Impacts | |
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| Reducing Impacts | |
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| Water Quality | |
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| Water Quality Regulations | |
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| 303(d) & TMDL | |
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| Section 305(b) | |
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| NPDES | |
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| EPA Lakes Survey | |
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| Clean Lakes Program | |
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| Drinking Water | |
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| Source Water Assessments | |
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| Pollutants | |
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| Legal issues | |
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| Riparian Rights | |
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| First in Time | |
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| Groundwater, Soil Moisture, and Precipitation | |
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| Direct Flow & Storage | |
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| Water Law | |
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| Sustainable Planning Approaches for Water Resource | |
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| An International and U.S. National Perspective on Water Resources National Laws, Policies, Regulations, and Permits | |
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| National Laws, Acts & Policies | |
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| Other Acts | |
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| Water for America Initiative | |
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| Federal Agencies Involved with Water Resources | |
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| Clean Water Act | |
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| Water for America initiative | |
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| Flood Management at a National Level | |
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| National Drought Policy | |
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| Planning at the State Level | |
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| State Actions | |
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| Alabama | |
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| Arkansas | |
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| California | |
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| Colorado | |
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| Florida | |
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| Georgia | |
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| Iowa | |
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| Kansas | |
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| Louisiana | |
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| Maryland | |
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| New Mexico | |
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| North Carolina | |
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| Pennsylvania | |
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| Texas | |
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| Virginia | |
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| Wyoming | |
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| Regional Approaches to Water Management | |
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| Interstate Water Commissions | |
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| Regional Approaches within States | |
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| In the West | |
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| In Georgia | |
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| Power Companies | |
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| Planning at the District Level | |
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| St. Johns River Water Management District | |
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| Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District | |
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| Watershed Planning | |
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| Conservation Approach | |
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| Watershed Assessment | |
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| Tools for Water Resource Analysis | |
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| Watershed Boundaries | |
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| Water Markets and Water Supply Systems | |
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| Wetland Planning and Wetland Banking | |
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| Wetland Recommendations | |
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| Wetlands Data | |
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| Wetlands of International Importance | |
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| National Wetlands Inventory | |
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| National Data | |
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| Wetland Mapper | |
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| Wetlands Master Geodatabase | |
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| Data at the State Level | |
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| Stormwater Management and Erosion Control | |
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| State Procedures | |
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| Minimizing Erosion | |
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| Controlling Pollution | |
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| Land Use Planning and Management | |
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| Land Use and Zoning | |
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| Ordinances | |
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| Land Use Data | |
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| Shoreline Management | |
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| Stabilization & Protection | |
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| Shoreline Ownership & Access | |
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| Shoreline Use Permits | |
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| Natural Resource Protection | |
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| Local to Federal | |
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| Urban Hydrology | |
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| Existing Systems | |
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| Impervious Cover Model (ICM) | |
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| Trees in Urban Watersheds | |
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| In Flux | |
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| Watershed scales | |
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| Groundwater Protection | |
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| A Sustainable Approach | |
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| Data at the Local Level | |
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| Data at the National Level | |
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| Groundwater Modeling | |
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| Water Outreach Efforts | |
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| EPA Tools | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Sustainable Practices for Site Planning, Design & Implementation | |
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| Developing goals and objectives | |
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| Working with Local Stakeholders | |
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| Types of Stakeholders | |
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| Web-based Communication Technologies | |
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| Public Involvement Plan | |
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| Design Process | |
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| Research | |
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| Inventory/Analysis | |
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| Synthesis | |
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| Implementation | |
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| Lake management plan & actions | |
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| Lake Water Quality | |
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| Water Changes | |
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| Water Clarity Readings | |
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| River, lake, and wetland restoration | |
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| Hydromodification | |
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| Stream Repair Practices | |
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| Fish Passages | |
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| Constructed Wetlands | |
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| Unified Stream Assessment | |
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| Bridging Solutions | |
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| U.S. Gulf Coast | |
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| Low impact development & smart growth | |
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| Low Impact Development | |
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| Smart Growth | |
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| Recreational Use | |
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| Marinas | |
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| Wildlife Management & Habitat Restoration | |
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| Habitat Restoration Efforts | |
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| Federal Wildlife Programs | |
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| New Lakes, Reservoirs & Dams | |
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| Tennessee Permitting Process for New Dams | |
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| Dam Removal | |
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| Land acquisition | |
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| Fee simple acquisition | |
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| Conservation easements | |
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| Leases, deed restrictions, and covenants | |
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| Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs) | |
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| Land Trusts | |
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| Acquisition Programs | |
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| Best Management Practices | |
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| BMP Databases | |
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| Structural and Non-Structural | |
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| Sediment Control | |
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| Wetlands | |
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| Filtering Systems | |
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| Erosion and Sediment Control Plans | |
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| Controlling Runoff from Croplands | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Sources | |
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| Appendix | |