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Positive effects of wood in Vorarlberg’s (Austria) timber kindergartens

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|Sep 2023

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Language: English
Page range: 36 - 49
Submitted on: Jul 21, 2023
Accepted on: Sep 11, 2023
Published on: Sep 20, 2023
Published by: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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