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Technical Papers

Using streamlined MIPS to evaluate environmental performance: a case study of the University of Nottingham Ningbo China campus

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Pages 198-205 | Received 06 Jan 2017, Accepted 18 Jan 2017, Published online: 31 May 2017

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