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Kent Portney: Taking sustainable cities seriously: economic development, the environment and quality of life in American cities, 2nd edition

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Smardon, R.C. Kent Portney: Taking sustainable cities seriously: economic development, the environment and quality of life in American cities, 2nd edition. J Environ Stud Sci 6, 529–530 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-015-0345-6

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