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What is Urban Metabolism?

UN Environment


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Reflections on the first Actionable Science for Urban Sustainability (un)conference (AScUS) 2020
June 23, 2020

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Spanish Short course "Metabolismo urbano: Colección y manejo de datos"
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Aug 13, 2020 - Sep 17, 2020

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