Connecting cities and their environments: Harnessing the water-energy-food nexus for sustainable urban development
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عنوان ژورنال: Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2300-3669
DOI: 10.1515/cass-2015-0017