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Evaluating the activities of urban blues and their correlation with spatial structure

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|Sep 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 31 - 42
Submitted on: Jun 26, 2025
Accepted on: Aug 22, 2025
Published on: Sep 18, 2025
Published by: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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