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Transition to Climate Neutrality at University Campus. Case Study in Europe, Riga

Environmental and Climate Technologies
Volume 26 (2022): Issue 1 (January 2022)
By: Ketija Bumbiere,  Aiga Barisa,  Jelena Pubule,  Dagnija Blumberga and  Tomas Gomez-Navarro  
Open Access
|Oct 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2022-0071 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
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Language: English
Page range: 941 - 954
Published on: Oct 28, 2022
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
Cities,
climate neutral,
decarbonization,
university campus
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Life sciences, other

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