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Urban garden communities’ social capital as a support for climate change adaptations – a case study of Warsaw Cover

Urban garden communities’ social capital as a support for climate change adaptations – a case study of Warsaw

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|Apr 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2025-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2084-6118 | Journal ISSN: 0867-6046
Language: English
Page range: 81 - 92
Submitted on: May 22, 2024
Accepted on: Dec 17, 2024
Published on: Apr 9, 2025
Published by: Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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