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Bridging sustainability awareness and housing preferences: insights from Generation Z in Costa Rica

By: Tom Okot  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22630/srees.10540 | Journal eISSN: 2543-7496 | Journal ISSN: 1732-9353
Language: English
Page range: 362 - 375
Submitted on: Jul 1, 2025
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Accepted on: Oct 13, 2025
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Published on: Dec 31, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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