Linkages between landscapes and human well-being: An empirical exploration with short interviews

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Linkages between landscapes and human well-being : An empirical exploration with short interviews. / Bieling, Claudia; Plieninger, Tobias; Pirker, Heidemarie; Vogl, Christian R.

I: Ecological Economics, Bind 105, 01.01.2014, s. 19-30.

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Bieling, C, Plieninger, T, Pirker, H & Vogl, CR 2014, 'Linkages between landscapes and human well-being: An empirical exploration with short interviews', Ecological Economics, bind 105, s. 19-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.05.013

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Bieling, C., Plieninger, T., Pirker, H., & Vogl, C. R. (2014). Linkages between landscapes and human well-being: An empirical exploration with short interviews. Ecological Economics, 105, 19-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.05.013

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Bieling C, Plieninger T, Pirker H, Vogl CR. Linkages between landscapes and human well-being: An empirical exploration with short interviews. Ecological Economics. 2014 jan. 1;105:19-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.05.013

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Bieling, Claudia ; Plieninger, Tobias ; Pirker, Heidemarie ; Vogl, Christian R. / Linkages between landscapes and human well-being : An empirical exploration with short interviews. I: Ecological Economics. 2014 ; Bind 105. s. 19-30.

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