RETHINKING HOW WE LIGHT AT NIGHT: CUTTING LIGHT POLLUTION FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE NIGHTS
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Green Building
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1943-4618,1552-6100
DOI: 10.3992/jgb.7.3.3