Sustainability Science: An Introduction

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Sustainability Science: An Introduction. / Heinrichs, Harald (Herausgeber*in); Martens, Willem Jozef Meine (Herausgeber*in); Michelsen, Gerd (Herausgeber*in) et al.
Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2016. 367 S.

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Heinrichs H, (ed.), Martens WJM, (ed.), Michelsen G, (ed.), Wiek A, (ed.). Sustainability Science: An Introduction. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2016. 367 S. doi: 10.1007/978-94-017-7242-6

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