ICT Mobility Research in Finland: From Immaterial Consumption to Material Sustainability?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Mobility in History
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2296-0503,2050-9197
DOI: 10.3167/mih.2015.060110