Practical Knowledge Commons: A Study of the Maker Community in Delft
By: Prokop Novák and Valeria Morea
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijc.1592 | Journal eISSN: 1875-0281
Language: English
Page range: 364 - 379
Submitted on: May 30, 2025
Accepted on: May 4, 2026
Published on: Aug 7, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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