Food First: COVID-19 Outbreak and Cities Lockdown a Booster for a Wider Vision on Urban Agriculture
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Pulighe, G.; Lupia, F. Food First: COVID-19 Outbreak and Cities Lockdown a Booster for a Wider Vision on Urban Agriculture. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5012. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125012
Pulighe G, Lupia F. Food First: COVID-19 Outbreak and Cities Lockdown a Booster for a Wider Vision on Urban Agriculture. Sustainability. 2020; 12(12):5012. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125012
Chicago/Turabian StylePulighe, Giuseppe, and Flavio Lupia. 2020. "Food First: COVID-19 Outbreak and Cities Lockdown a Booster for a Wider Vision on Urban Agriculture" Sustainability 12, no. 12: 5012. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125012
APA StylePulighe, G., & Lupia, F. (2020). Food First: COVID-19 Outbreak and Cities Lockdown a Booster for a Wider Vision on Urban Agriculture. Sustainability, 12(12), 5012. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125012