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Degree of soil sealing (impermeability) in the UMZ in Sofia with 1.0 million inhabitants and Helsinki with 0.9 million inhabitants

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Figure Created 30 Nov 2010 Published 01 Dec 2010 Last modified 22 Feb 2017

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Topics: Land use , Sustainability transitions ,

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Last upload:: 30 Nov 2010
Temporal coverage:: 2006
Tags:: soil sealing , soer2010 , thematic assessments , land use , urban
Geographic coverage:: Bulgaria , Finland
Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Processors:: The European Topic Centre on Land Use and Spatial Information
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