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Research Article

Socio-economic segregation in European cities. A comparative study of Brussels, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Oslo and Stockholm

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Pages 1-36 | Received 08 Jan 2020, Accepted 20 Jul 2021, Published online: 04 Aug 2021

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