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Greenest Capital of the Baltic States – A Spatial Comparison of Greenery

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjreecm-2017-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2255-9671 | Journal ISSN: 2255-9604
Language: English
Page range: 160 - 176
Published on: Nov 28, 2017
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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