Ecological Footprint as a tool for local sustainability: The municipality of Piacenza (Italy) as a case study
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Article history: The Ecological Footprint i Received 20 August 2007 Received in revised form 30 June 2008 Accepted 1 July 2008 Available online 8 August 2008
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