Nature Views and Sustainability in Rural Research: A Review

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Nature Views and Sustainability in Rural Research: A Review. / Laschewski, Lutz.
Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 2011. (PoNa-Paper; No. 2).

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