Validating national reuse indicators from regional demolition data: a Swedish example
By: Filip Ericsson, Kristina Mjörnell and Ulla Janson
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.827 | Journal eISSN: 2632-6655
Language: English
Page range: 1084 - 1102
Submitted on: Apr 7, 2026
Accepted on: Sep 14, 2026
Published on: Oct 8, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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