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Original Scholarship - Evidence Reviews

Soundscape and natural landscape as a design construct for improving psycho-physiological health in cities: a semi-systematic literature review

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Pages 447-485 | Received 24 Oct 2022, Accepted 30 Oct 2023, Published online: 15 Dec 2023

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