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Increasing civic resilience in urban living labs: city authorities’ roles

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|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.610 | Journal eISSN: 2632-6655
Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 14, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 29, 2025
Published on: Nov 18, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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