Forms of Public Transport in Small Towns and their Development
By: Jakub Hora, Pavel Drdla and Josef Bulíček
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/logi-2026-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2336-3037
Language: English
Page range: 68 - 79
Submitted on: Oct 29, 2025
Accepted on: Apr 15, 2026
Published on: Jun 19, 2026
Published by: Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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