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Quantifying the Circular Economy in European Regions: a Bridge towards Smart Specialisation? 量化欧洲地区的循环经济：迈向智能专业化的桥梁？

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Region Pub Date : 2023-11-21 DOI: 10.18335/region.v10i3.498

Mirko Kruse, Jan Wedemeier

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Rise of Bitcoin, Economic Inequality and the Ecology 比特币的崛起、经济不平等与生态环境

IF 1.2

Region Pub Date : 2023-11-16 DOI: 10.18335/region.v10i3.468

Gal Benshushan

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Bridging the evidence gap in spatial planning 弥合空间规划方面的证据差距

Region Pub Date : 2023-10-23 DOI: 10.18335/region.v10i3.474

Grigoris Kafkalas, Magda Pitsiava

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