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The changing geographies of renewable energy: Accumulation, saturation, and contestation in Dunkirk, France 可再生能源的地理变化：法国敦刻尔克的积累、饱和和竞争

IF 5.4 2区地球科学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Applied Geography

Pub Date : 2025-11-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103845

Cille Kaiser, James Patterson

Renewable energy technology (RET) is expanding into new territories. Technological change, increasing demand, and siting constraints increasingly lead to RET development in already urbanized or industrialized landscapes. Here, the infrastructural context could make RET less visible and/or disruptive, but it could also exacerbate existing problems (e.g., environmental degradation) and create new social conflicts over the uneven impacts of energy transitions. It is therefore crucial to understand how these changing geographies affect the acceptability of RET. We examine the case of Dunkirk, France, where a controversial offshore wind project is being pursued in a complex socio-industrial context. Drawing on 43 semi-structured interviews and detailed field observations, we examine how meanings and responses over this project are shaped by the wider landscape(s) of infrastructure, institutions, and social or economic activity in which it is implicated. We find that the acceptability of a seemingly singular new wind project is shaped in important ways by people's relations to existing energy infrastructure (such as nuclear and onshore wind) and the wider industrial complex which it expands. We thereby show how RET becomes bound up in deep-seated and uneven patterns of industrial accumulation and saturation, which it can exacerbate.

可再生能源技术（RET）正在向新的领域扩展。技术变革、不断增长的需求和选址限制日益导致RET在已经城市化或工业化的景观中发展。在这里，基础设施环境可能使RET不那么明显和/或破坏性，但它也可能加剧现有问题（例如，环境退化），并因能源转型的不平衡影响而产生新的社会冲突。因此，了解这些变化的地理位置如何影响可再生能源的可接受性是至关重要的。我们以法国敦刻尔克为例，在复杂的社会工业背景下，一个有争议的海上风电项目正在进行。通过43个半结构化访谈和详细的实地观察，我们研究了这个项目的意义和回应是如何被基础设施、机构和社会或经济活动所影响的更广泛的景观所塑造的。我们发现，人们对一个看似单一的新风项目的接受程度，在很大程度上取决于人们与现有能源基础设施（如核能和陆上风能）的关系，以及它所扩展的更广泛的工业综合体。因此，我们展示了RET是如何与根深蒂固的、不平衡的工业积累和饱和模式联系在一起的，这种模式可能会加剧。

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Uneven development and the geographies of energy transition in Mozambique 莫桑比克不平衡的发展和能源转型的地域

IF 5.4 2区地球科学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Applied Geography

Pub Date : 2025-11-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103839

Marcus Power , Lorraine Howe , Joshua Kirshner , Carlos Shenga

In Mozambique, sustainable energy access is an increasing priority for a diverse range of actors seeking to improve livelihoods and stimulate economic development—particularly in rural areas where energy infrastructure remains limited. Drawing on field research conducted as part of a comparative three-year project examining the potential of community energy systems to foster inclusive, just, and clean energy transitions in Southern and East Africa, this paper develops a critical, policy-relevant and geographically grounded analysis of Mozambique's energy transitions, which are unfolding across multiple fronts. Our analysis addresses both the move away from conventional or ‘traditional’ energy sources to ‘modern’ energy services, and the shift toward renewable energy technologies. We argue that while Mozambique has taken important steps toward a cleaner energy future there remain significant constraints to progress and that it is crucial to consider the advancement of renewable energy in relation to the country's embedded resource and extractive geographies that shape the directions, possibilities, and spatial dynamics of transition. We examine the broader policy environment, focusing on the state's energy transition strategy and its implications for energy justice, spatial inequality, and economic opportunity. Particular attention is given to the role and potential of decentralized, off-grid energy systems, emphasizing the need for greater community participation in both policy design and implementation. Finally, we develop a political economy framework to analyse the influence of state institutions, international donors, and private capital in shaping Mozambique's energy transitions, and assess their impacts on energy poverty and the goal of equitable, sustainable energy access.

在莫桑比克，可持续能源获取日益成为寻求改善生计和刺激经济发展的各种行动者的优先事项，特别是在能源基础设施仍然有限的农村地区。作为考察社区能源系统在促进南部和东非包容性、公正和清洁能源转型潜力的一个为期三年的比较项目的一部分，本文利用实地研究，对莫桑比克的能源转型进行了关键的、与政策相关的、基于地理的分析。莫桑比克的能源转型正在多个方面展开。我们的分析既涉及从传统或“传统”能源向“现代”能源服务的转变，也涉及向可再生能源技术的转变。我们认为，尽管莫桑比克已经朝着更清洁的能源未来迈出了重要的一步，但进展仍然存在重大制约因素，考虑可再生能源的进步与该国的内在资源和采掘地理关系至关重要，这些地理关系决定了转型的方向、可能性和空间动态。我们研究了更广泛的政策环境，重点关注国家的能源转型战略及其对能源正义、空间不平等和经济机会的影响。特别注意分散的离网能源系统的作用和潜力，强调需要社区更多地参与政策的设计和执行。最后，我们开发了一个政治经济框架，以分析国家机构、国际捐助者和私人资本在塑造莫桑比克能源转型方面的影响，并评估它们对能源贫困和公平、可持续能源获取目标的影响。

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“Flight catering” can have better options for resource, environmental, and health effects: The case of nine major airlines in China “航班餐饮”可以在资源、环境和健康方面有更好的选择：以中国九家主要航空公司为例

IF 5.4 2区地球科学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Applied Geography

Pub Date : 2025-11-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103840

Yuanyuan Zhu , Rujing Zhao , Xiaohua Zhu , Yan Li

Sustainable dietary patterns are crucial for both health and environmental sustainability. With the rapid development of the aviation industry, flight catering has garnered increasing attention. However, current research on the resource, environmental, and health effects of flight catering requires further investigation. To address this issue, we conducted a case study involving nine major Chinese airlines to evaluate changes in dietary structure and the associated resource and environmental effects of flight catering over 10 years (2014–2023). The total food consumption in China's flight catering showed initial stabilization, a sharp increase, and a subsequent decline from 2014 to 2023. The dietary structure remained minimally changed, dominated by cereals, milk, and vegetables. During the study period, the trends of the water footprint, land requirements, and carbon emissions of China's flight catering were consistent with the trends observed in food consumption, with cereals, milk, meat, and aquatic products accounting for a higher proportion of resource and environmental effects. Compared to the Chinese Dietary Guidelines 2022, China's flight catering exhibited wasteful consumption of water, land, and carbon resources, with higher waste rates for cereals, milk, meat, and aquatic products. Accordingly, we designed three scenarios and observed that the “Green Flight” service effectively mitigates the environmental burden of flight catering. When 70 % of passengers select this service, water, land, and carbon consumption savings were observed. Results emphasized the importance of restructuring the dietary pattern of flight catering by reducing meat and aquatic product consumption to achieve sustainable consumption nationally and globally.

可持续的饮食模式对健康和环境的可持续性都至关重要。随着航空业的快速发展，飞行餐饮越来越受到人们的关注。然而，目前关于航班餐饮的资源、环境和健康影响的研究还需要进一步的研究。为了解决这一问题，我们对中国9家主要航空公司进行了案例研究，评估了10年来（2014-2023年）航班餐饮的饮食结构变化及其相关的资源和环境影响。2014 - 2023年，中国航班餐饮食品消费总量呈现出先稳定后急剧增长后下降的趋势。饮食结构基本保持不变，以谷物、牛奶和蔬菜为主。在研究期间，中国航班餐饮的水足迹、土地需求和碳排放趋势与食品消费趋势一致，谷物、牛奶、肉类和水产品在资源和环境影响中所占比例较高。与《中国膳食指南2022》相比，中国的航班餐饮表现出对水、土地和碳资源的浪费，谷物、牛奶、肉类和水产品的浪费率更高。据此，我们设计了三个场景，观察到“绿色飞行”服务有效减轻了航班餐饮的环境负担。当70%的乘客选择这种服务时，水、土地和碳消耗都得到了节约。结果强调了通过减少肉类和水产品消费来调整航班餐饮饮食结构以实现国家和全球可持续消费的重要性。

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Influence of urban park landscape attributes on office workers’ self-rated health: A moderated mediation model 城市公园景观属性对上班族自评健康的影响：一个有调节的中介模型

IF 5.4 2区地球科学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Applied Geography

Pub Date : 2025-11-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103836

Xuanxian Chen , Massoomeh Hedayati Marzbali , Aldrin Abdullah

Despite growing recognition of the health benefits provided by urban parks, limited research has explored the role of perceived safety regarding COVID-19 (PS19) within the framework of cultural ecosystem services, particularly for young office workers with low place attachment (PA) who face pandemic-related health challenges. This paper aims to examine the relationships amongst landscape attributes, leisure visitation, PS19, and self-rated health, and the moderating effects of PA and the influence of urban parks across different parental statuses. Data were collected from 411 office workers who visited two urban parks in Baise City, China. Two structural equation models were employed to analyse the interactions amongst the variables. Findings reveal that PS19 enhances the relationship between landscape attributes and leisure visitation with self-rated health. Additionally, PA amplifies the health benefits derived from landscape attributes, including PS19. Notably, landscape attributes and PS19 display a weak negative correlation amongst participants with low PA. This study underscores the variability in urban park benefits across different settings and parental statuses, and contributes to a deeper understanding of the interplay among PA, ecosystem services, attention restoration, and ecological perception theories, whilst supporting Sustainable Development Goal 11.

尽管人们越来越认识到城市公园提供的健康益处，但有限的研究探索了在文化生态系统服务框架内对COVID-19 （PS19）的感知安全性的作用，特别是对于面临与大流行相关的健康挑战的低地方依恋（PA）年轻办公室员工。本文旨在探讨景观属性、休闲访问、PS19与自评健康之间的关系，以及PA和城市公园在不同亲代状态下的调节作用。数据收集自411名办公室职员，他们参观了中国百色市的两个城市公园。采用两个结构方程模型来分析变量之间的相互作用。结果表明，PS19增强了景观属性与休闲旅游与自评健康之间的关系。此外，PA放大了景观属性（包括PS19）带来的健康益处。值得注意的是，景观属性与PS19在低PA的被试中呈弱负相关。本研究强调了城市公园效益在不同环境和亲代状态下的可变性，有助于更深入地理解PA、生态系统服务、注意力恢复和生态感知理论之间的相互作用，同时支持可持续发展目标11。

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The spatial evolution of E - sports firms and the location choice of new firms: A case study of Guangzhou, China 电子竞技企业空间演化与新企业区位选择——以广州为例

IF 5.4 2区地球科学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Applied Geography

Pub Date : 2025-11-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103832

Guoshen Huang , Han Chu , Yifei Ouyang , Dixiang Xie

The spatial agglomeration and diffusion of the Information and communication technology industry significantly shape industrial landscapes and transformation in cities of developing countries. However, micro-scale analyses of this process remain limited. This study employs kernel density estimation, nearest neighbor index, standard deviational ellipse analysis, and conditional logit regression to examine the spatial evolution of Guangzhou's esports firms and the location-choice factors of new firms from 2003 to 2023. The findings reveal that: (i) The esports industry underwent a dynamic process of “agglomeration—diffusion—reagglomeration” process, resulting in a dual-core spatial structure comprising a central business district and government-led suburban hubs; (ii) Agglomeration economies, innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, and locational attributes are key determinants of firm location, though the dominant factors varied across different periods. These findings challenge the traditional core-periphery model by highlighting the role of suburban digital infrastructure and government intervention in shaping digital clusters at the street level. For policymakers, this suggests that fostering esports development can be achieved by building innovation hubs and concentrating resources for targeted support, thereby enhancing spatial agglomeration effects under conducive market conditions.

信息通信技术产业的空间集聚和扩散对发展中国家城市的产业格局和转型具有重要影响。然而，对这一过程的微观分析仍然有限。本文采用核密度估计、最近邻指数、标准差椭圆分析和条件logit回归等方法，对2003 - 2023年广州电子竞技企业的空间演化和新企业的区位选择因素进行了研究。研究发现：(1)电子竞技产业经历了“集聚-扩散-再集聚”的动态过程，形成了中央商务区和政府主导的城郊枢纽双核空间结构；(2)集聚经济、创新创业生态系统和区位属性是企业区位的关键决定因素，但不同时期的主导因素有所不同。这些发现通过强调郊区数字基础设施和政府干预在街道层面塑造数字集群中的作用，挑战了传统的核心-外围模型。对于政策制定者来说，这表明可以通过建立创新中心和集中资源进行有针对性的支持来促进电子竞技的发展，从而在有利的市场条件下增强空间集聚效应。

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Exploring associations between the elders' seasonal park visitation and the built environment through the lens of urban location's irreplaceability 通过城市位置的不可替代性，探索老年人季节性公园参观与建筑环境之间的联系

IF 5.4 2区地球科学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Applied Geography

Pub Date : 2025-11-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103826

Xiaolin Yang , Xiao Lin , Haochen Shi

Exploring seasonal park visitation among elders is crucial for creating aging-friendly park environments and enhancing both their physical and mental well-being. However, existing studies often focus solely on visitation volume, overlooking the spatial dimension provided by travel distance. Moreover, the seasonal dynamics between the built environment and park use by elders remain underexplored. This study introduces an Irreplaceability Index (I-index) that integrates visitation volume and travel distance to better capture the unique value of urban parks. Using the Guangzhou downtown area as a case study, we examine how the relationship between park visitation and built environment features varies across seasons. The results indicate that, compared to winter, elders exhibit significantly shorter travel distances and higher park visitation in summer. Built environment factors, such as building density and public service facility density, consistently affect visitation, while variables like subway station and average green patch area show seasonal variations in their influence. These findings provide practical guidance for improving park accessibility, optimizing infrastructure distribution, and planning service areas, informing more effective strategies for urban environmental management and the design of age-friendly public spaces.

探索老年人的季节性公园参观对于创造老年人友好的公园环境和提高他们的身心健康至关重要。然而，现有的研究往往只关注访问量，忽视了旅行距离提供的空间维度。此外，建筑环境和老年人使用公园之间的季节性动态仍未得到充分探索。为了更好地捕捉城市公园的独特价值，本研究引入了一个综合了游客数量和出行距离的不可替代指数（I-index）。本文以广州市中心城区为例，探讨了公园游客与建成环境特征之间的关系在不同季节的变化。结果表明，与冬季相比，夏季老年人的出行距离显著缩短，公园的访问量显著增加。建筑密度、公共服务设施密度等建成环境因子对游客的影响是一致的，而地铁站、平均绿地面积等变量对游客的影响呈现季节变化。这些研究结果为改善公园可达性、优化基础设施布局和规划服务区域提供了实践指导，为城市环境管理和老年人友好型公共空间的设计提供了更有效的策略。

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From struggling to well-balanced: Understanding the spectrum of commuter satisfaction 从挣扎到平衡：了解通勤满意度的范围

IF 5.4 2区地球科学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Applied Geography

Pub Date : 2025-11-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103838

Qianliang Jiang , Liang Ma , Mengmeng Zhang

Improvements in various life domains can increase overall life satisfaction. However, owing to resource constraints, commuters often face trade-offs among job satisfaction, community satisfaction, and commute satisfaction. Understanding how individuals navigate these trade-offs—and whether their decisions are voluntary or constrained—can offer nuanced insights for policy intervention. Drawing on survey data from 3259 commuters in Beijing, this study identifies and profiles distinct commuter groups based on their satisfaction levels across the three domains and examines the voluntariness of their trade-off decisions. The analysis reveals four groups with distinct socioeconomic characteristics: struggling commuters (low satisfaction with all domains, 21.8 %), work-oriented commuters (high satisfaction with their commute and job, 13.6 %), place-seekers (high satisfaction with their community, 19.9 %), and well-balanced commuters (high satisfaction with all domains, 44.6 %). These groups also display differing preferences, with some placing little emphasis on specific domains. Notably, struggling commuters appear to be involuntarily constrained, particularly in terms of commuting burdens, whereas the other groups demonstrate more voluntary trade-offs. These findings highlight the importance of targeted policies to support struggling commuters, who may be most in need of intervention.

各种生活领域的改善可以提高整体生活满意度。然而，由于资源的限制，通勤者经常面临工作满意度、社区满意度和通勤满意度之间的权衡。了解个人如何进行这些权衡，以及他们的决定是自愿的还是受限制的，可以为政策干预提供细致入微的见解。本研究利用来自北京3259名通勤者的调查数据，根据他们在这三个领域的满意度，确定并描述了不同的通勤群体，并考察了他们权衡决策的自愿性。分析揭示了四个具有明显社会经济特征的群体：挣扎的通勤者（对所有领域的满意度都很低，21.8%），工作导向的通勤者（对通勤和工作的满意度很高，13.6%），寻找地方的人（对社区的满意度很高，19.9%），以及平衡良好的通勤者（对所有领域的满意度都很高，44.6%）。这些群体也表现出不同的偏好，有些人很少强调特定的领域。值得注意的是，挣扎中的通勤者似乎不由自主地受到了限制，尤其是在通勤负担方面，而其他群体则表现出更多的自愿权衡。这些发现强调了有针对性的政策的重要性，以支持挣扎的通勤者，他们可能最需要干预。

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Modelling carbon generated from individual urban travel activities: An empirical approach using the Lévy distribution 对单个城市旅行活动产生的碳进行建模：使用lsamvy分布的经验方法

IF 5.4 2区地球科学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Applied Geography

Pub Date : 2025-11-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103837

Yibo Wang, Yan Liu, Jonathan Corcoran, Scott N. Lieske

Understanding carbon generation from Individual Travel Activities (ITAs) requires moving beyond aggregate household or per-capita measures to examine frequency distributions across diverse set of trip characteristics. Yet, current research lacks a well-established empirical framework operating at a disaggregated level to profile the relationship between ITAs and carbon generation. Drawing on household travel survey data for South East Queensland, Australia, this study details a frequency-distribution modelling approach that employs the Lévy distribution to characterise how carbon generation varies across ITAs. The method enhances existing carbon estimation practices beyond traditional mean-based or aggregate approaches. A seven-parameter framework derived from normal-Lévy distribution coefficients captures the relationship between travel frequency and carbon generation, enabling systematic comparison across travel modes, purposes, and household locations. The model empirically derives carbon generation thresholds (2.88 kg CO₂ per trip) to distinguish between intra-urban and inter-city trips, replacing administratively-defined boundaries with a data-driven spatial delineation alternative. Results reveal that while 83.5 % of trips generate relatively low carbon emission (no more than 2.88 kg per trip), these frequent, low intensity intra-urban activities constitute the majority of total carbon generation, challenging the typical conventional focus on high-emission trip reduction. This frequency-distribution approach provides urban planners and policymakers with an empirical framework for quantifying carbon impacts at the ITA level through which tailored interventions can be designed to encourage a shift to lower-carbon alternatives.

了解个人旅行活动（ita）产生的碳需要超越总体家庭或人均措施，以检查不同旅行特征的频率分布。然而，目前的研究缺乏一个在分类水平上运作的成熟的经验框架来描述ita与碳生成之间的关系。根据澳大利亚昆士兰东南部的家庭旅行调查数据，本研究详细介绍了一种频率分布建模方法，该方法采用lsamvy分布来描述不同地区碳排放量的变化。该方法增强了现有的碳估算实践，超越了传统的基于均值或聚合的方法。从正态lsamv分布系数推导出的七参数框架捕捉了旅行频率和碳产生之间的关系，从而能够系统地比较旅行方式、目的和家庭位置。该模型通过经验推导出碳产生阈值（每趟2.88千克二氧化碳），以区分城市内和城市间的旅行，用数据驱动的空间描绘替代行政定义的边界。结果表明，尽管83.5%的出行产生的碳排放量相对较低（每次出行不超过2.88 kg），但这些频繁、低强度的城市内部活动构成了碳排放总量的大部分，挑战了传统上对高排放出行减少的关注。这种频率分布方法为城市规划者和决策者提供了一个量化ITA层面碳影响的经验框架，通过该框架，可以设计有针对性的干预措施，鼓励向低碳替代方案的转变。

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Manufacturing agglomeration and high-quality economic development: Unveiling nonlinear dynamics and spatial spillovers in China 制造业集聚与经济高质量发展：揭示中国的非线性动态与空间溢出效应

IF 5.4 2区地球科学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Applied Geography

Pub Date : 2025-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103833

Mingtao Yan , Mingyue Yan , Jianji Zhao

The critical role of manufacturing agglomeration (MA) in promoting high-quality economic development (HED) is widely recognized in both academic and policy discourse. However, the nonlinear effects and spatial spillover mechanisms by which MA affects HED have not been sufficiently addressed in the existing literature. Using panel data from 287 prefecture-level and above cities in China from 2011 to 2023, this study adopts spatiotemporal analysis to trace the evolution of MA and HED, and employs fixed-effects models, mediation analysis, and spatial Durbin models to examine the multidimensional mechanisms linking the two. The results reveal steady improvements in both MA and HED, marked by an east–west gradient and a spatial transition from initial concentration to a more balanced and polycentric structure. A significant U-shaped relationship is identified, indicating that MA initially suppresses but later promotes HED as agglomeration intensity increases. Furthermore, MA indirectly facilitates HED by enhancing urban logistics development, which improves factor allocation and industrial connectivity. Spatial analysis confirms a U-shaped spillover effect on neighboring cities—initially driven by negative externalities such as resource competition and siphoning effects, and subsequently transformed into positive interactions through coordinated specialization and knowledge diffusion. Heterogeneity analysis shows that the impact of MA varies significantly across regions, city tiers, resource endowments, urban agglomeration status, and industry types. This study not only deepens the theoretical understanding of the nexus between MA and HED but also offers valuable insights for other countries seeking to optimize industrial spatial layouts and foster coordinated regional development.

制造业集聚在促进高质量经济发展中的重要作用已得到学术界和政策界的广泛认可。然而，在现有文献中，MA影响HED的非线性效应和空间溢出机制尚未得到充分的研究。本文利用2011 - 2023年中国287个地级市及以上城市的面板数据，采用时空分析方法追溯城市人口流动和城市人口流动的演变过程，并运用固定效应模型、中介分析和空间Durbin模型考察两者之间的多维关联机制。研究结果显示，MA和HED均有稳定的改善，表现为东西梯度和从初始集中到更平衡和多中心结构的空间过渡。发现了显著的u型关系，表明随着团聚强度的增加，MA先抑制HED，后促进HED。此外，MA通过促进城市物流发展，间接促进了HED，从而改善了要素配置和产业连通性。空间分析证实了对相邻城市的u型溢出效应——最初由资源竞争和虹吸效应等负外部性驱动，随后通过协调的专业化和知识扩散转化为正相互作用。异质性分析表明，MA的影响在区域、城市层级、资源禀赋、城市群状况和产业类型之间存在显著差异。本研究不仅加深了对MA与HED关系的理论认识，也为其他国家优化产业空间布局、促进区域协调发展提供了有价值的启示。

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The new geography of hybrid work: Do we live more locally when work moves home? 混合工作的新地理：当工作搬回家时，我们是否更倾向于住在当地？

IF 5.4 2区地球科学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Applied Geography

Pub Date : 2025-10-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103834

Bertil Vilhelmson, Eva Thulin, Ana Gil Solá

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