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Discordant agendas on a just transition in Romanian coal mining areas: The case of the Jiu Valley Cover

Discordant agendas on a just transition in Romanian coal mining areas: The case of the Jiu Valley

By: Sanda Nicola and  Serge Schmitz  
Open Access
|Jan 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2022-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6202 | Journal ISSN: 1210-8812
Language: English
Page range: 257 - 269
Submitted on: Jan 4, 2022
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Accepted on: Oct 10, 2022
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Published on: Jan 7, 2023
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