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Publishing sustainability research visually : A film about the opportunities and challenges of a rural entrepreneurship initiative in Kenya 以视觉方式发布可持续发展研究:一部关于肯尼亚农村创业倡议的机遇和挑战的电影

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Challenges in Sustainability Pub Date : 2013-01-01 DOI: 10.12924/CIS2013.01020080

B. Ness, A. Åkerman

引用次数: 6

Carbon Intensities of Economies from the Perspective of Learning Curves 学习曲线视角下的经济体碳强度

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Challenges in Sustainability Pub Date : 2013-01-01 DOI: 10.12924/CIS2013.01020094

H. Pacini, S. Silveira

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引用次数: 3

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