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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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About smells and nature: an exploratory study on the links between environmental identity, smell sensitivity, and sensory uses of natural spaces (Sobre los olores y la naturaleza: un estudio exploratorio sobre los nexos entre la identidad ambiental, la sensibilidad olfativa y los usos sensoriales de los espacios naturales)

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Pages 7-20 | Received 30 Mar 2018, Accepted 12 Jul 2019, Published online: 18 Oct 2019

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