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Towards sufficiency and solidarity: COP27 implications for construction and property Cover

Towards sufficiency and solidarity: COP27 implications for construction and property

By: David Ness  
Open Access
|Nov 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.268 | Journal eISSN: 2632-6655
Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 9, 2022
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Accepted on: Nov 6, 2022
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Published on: Nov 11, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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