Untertitel:: Springer Geography
Herausgeber:: Viacheslav Vasenev / Elvira Dovletyarova / Zhongqi Cheng / Riccardo Valentini / Carlo Calfapietra
Verlag:: Springer International Publishing
Erschienen:: 17.04.2019
Seitenanzahl:: 280
EAN:: 9783030160913
Format:: eBook
Schutz:: Dig. Wass.

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