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Is it ‘more normal’ to enhance than to restore our nature? Cover

Is it ‘more normal’ to enhance than to restore our nature?

By: Martin Hähnel  
Open Access
|Jun 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ebce-2017-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2453-7829 | Journal ISSN: 1338-5615
Language: English
Page range: 105 - 113
Published on: Jun 26, 2017
Published by: University of Prešov
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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