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Publisher : Karolinum Press
ISBN 13 : 8024618915
Total Pages : 273 pages
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Author : Joel T. Dudley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199644489
Total Pages : 265 pages
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Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464806721
Total Pages : 359 pages
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 052118293X
Total Pages : 1885 pages
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Publisher : CIFOR
ISBN 13 : 9798764781
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Author : Jakóbczak, Dariusz Jacek
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799847071
Total Pages : 331 pages
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Author : Chandan Mukherjee
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136144609
Total Pages : 515 pages
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Author : Rolf Strietholt
Publisher : Waxmann Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3830980914
Total Pages : 237 pages
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Author : Dibyendu Maiti
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811399964
Total Pages : 436 pages
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Author : Wen-Hsien Tsai
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3039213113
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (392 download)
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Author : Andrzej Klimczuk
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832505139
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)
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