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Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology / Revista Bilingüee de Psicología Ambiental
Volume 11, 2020 - Issue 1: SPECIAL ISSUE: PLACES AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR: FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL / NÚMERO ESPECIAL. ESPACIOS Y COMPORTAMIENTO HUMANO: DE LO LOCAL A LO GLOBAL
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Original Articles

Effects of contact with nature on connectedness, environmental identity and evoked contents (Efectos del contacto con la naturaleza en conectividad, identidad ambiental y contenidos evocados)

Pages 21-36 | Received 20 Apr 2018, Accepted 11 Jul 2019, Published online: 15 Oct 2019

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