Lighting up cosy atmospheres in Denmark

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Lighting up cosy atmospheres in Denmark. / Bille, Mikkel.

I: Emotion, Space and Society, Bind 15, 2015, s. 56-63.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Bille, M 2015, 'Lighting up cosy atmospheres in Denmark', Emotion, Space and Society, bind 15, s. 56-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emospa.2013.12.008

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Bille, M. (2015). Lighting up cosy atmospheres in Denmark. Emotion, Space and Society, 15, 56-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emospa.2013.12.008

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Bille M. Lighting up cosy atmospheres in Denmark. Emotion, Space and Society. 2015;15:56-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emospa.2013.12.008

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Bille, Mikkel. / Lighting up cosy atmospheres in Denmark. I: Emotion, Space and Society. 2015 ; Bind 15. s. 56-63.

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