Grandi eventi, grandi progetti: una scommessa ad alto rischio

Titolo Rivista TERRITORIO
Autori/Curatori i Dìaz Fernando Gaja
Anno di pubblicazione 2009 Fascicolo 2009/48
Lingua Italiano Numero pagine 7 P. 91-97 Dimensione file 245 KB
DOI 10.3280/TR2009-048016
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i Dìaz Fernando Gaja, Grandi eventi, grandi progetti: una scommessa ad alto rischio in "TERRITORIO" 48/2009, pp 91-97, DOI: 10.3280/TR2009-048016