The Current Challenges and Future Alternatives of Supplying Remote Areas with Basic Goods: The Case Study of Idrijsko-Cerkljansko Region, Slovenia
By: Barbara Kostanjšek and Naja Marot
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2021-0008 | Journal eISSN: 1803-8417
Language: English
Page range: 130 - 152
Submitted on: Aug 20, 2020
Accepted on: Dec 11, 2020
Published on: Apr 3, 2021
Published by: Mendel University in Brno
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