European Border Regions: Opportunities and Obstacles for Cross-Border Interaction

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  • Hans Westlund Department of Urban Planning and Environment, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Nino Javakhishvili-Larsen Department of the Built Environment, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15551/lsgdc.v53i2.00  

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2025-12-29

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