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The Importance of Active Leisure Areas in the Context of Urban Planning

By: Ilze Janpavle and  Una Īle  
Open Access
|Dec 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aup-2022-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8764 | Journal ISSN: 1691-4333
Language: English
Page range: 120 - 130
Submitted on: Nov 1, 2022
Accepted on: Nov 21, 2022
Published on: Dec 15, 2022
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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