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Ageing, therefore marginal: demographic trends and institutional capacity in marginal Chilean municipalities 老龄化因此处于边缘:智利边缘城市的人口趋势和机构能力

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Baltic Region Pub Date : 2022-08-05 DOI: 10.18335/region.v9i2.390

G. Vecchio

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Editorial for the Special Issue “Spatial and regional aspects of health” 特刊"健康的空间和区域方面"社论

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Baltic Region Pub Date : 2022-08-04 DOI: 10.18335/region.v9i3.445

A. Renner, Rita Santos, B. Pongiglione, Roman Hoffmann

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Academic Tourism in Barcelona (Spain) in the COVID-19 Era 新冠肺炎时代巴塞罗那(西班牙)学术旅游

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Baltic Region Pub Date : 2022-07-15 DOI: 10.18335/region.v9i2.410

Carlota Culubret, A. González, M. Iglesias, Sara Moreno, Víctor Roigé

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Assessing press releases as a data source for spatial research 评估新闻稿作为空间研究的数据来源

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Baltic Region Pub Date : 2022-07-09 DOI: 10.18335/region.v9i2.379

Burcu Ozgun, Tom Broekel

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Your Air Pollution Makes Me Sick! Estimating the Spatial Spillover Effects of PM2.5 Emissions on Emergency Room Visits in Chile 你们的空气污染让我恶心!估算智利PM2.5排放对急诊室就诊的空间溢出效应

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Baltic Region Pub Date : 2022-07-05 DOI: 10.18335/region.v9i2.399

Mauricio Sarrias, Anita Molina-Varas

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Labour Market Areas and cluster subdivision for Spain 2011 2011年西班牙劳动力市场区域和集群细分

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Baltic Region Pub Date : 2022-06-28 DOI: 10.18335/region.v9i1.432

Lucas Martínez‐Bernabéu, J. M. Casado-Díaz

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Investment in digital infrastructure: Why and for whom? 数字基础设施投资:为什么?为谁投资?

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Baltic Region Pub Date : 2022-06-20 DOI: 10.18335/region.v9i1.415

D. Webber, Ellen K. Hughes, G. Pacheco, G. Parry

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Territorial cohesion, the COVID-19 crisis and the urban paradox 地域凝聚力、COVID-19危机和城市悖论

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Baltic Region Pub Date : 2022-05-30 DOI: 10.18335/region.v9i1.403

Panagiotis Artelaris, G. Mavrommatis

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Adapting the Singapore Model to Nigeria’s Urban Management 新加坡模式在尼日利亚城市管理中的应用

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Baltic Region Pub Date : 2022-05-20 DOI: 10.18335/region.v9i1.359

A. Echendu

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Municipal amalgamations and local housing prices 市政合并和当地房价

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Baltic Region Pub Date : 2022-04-25 DOI: 10.18335/region.v9i1.360

Vífill Karlsson, Grétar Thór Eythórsson

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