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Sustainability Framework for Assessing Urban Freight Transportation Measures

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|Oct 2018

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Language: English
Page range: 16 - 36
Submitted on: Mar 26, 2018
Published on: Oct 29, 2018
Published by: University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Science
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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