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Challenges, dilemmas and success criteria of recycling coal mining landscapes

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2024-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6202 | Journal ISSN: 1210-8812
Language: English
Page range: 216 - 232
Submitted on: Sep 10, 2024
Accepted on: Dec 20, 2024
Published on: Jan 17, 2025
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