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Accessibility and the Capabilities Approach: a review of the literature and proposal for conceptual advancements

Giovanni Vecchioa Instituto de Estudios Urbanos y Territoriales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile;b Centro de Desarrollo Urbano Sustentable - Cedeus, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, ChileCorrespondence[email protected]
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Karel Martensc Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, IsraelORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5690-0556View further author information
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Pages 833-854 | Received 23 Dec 2020, Accepted 14 May 2021, Published online: 21 May 2021

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