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Potential Role of Life Cycle Assessment for Cultural Heritage Conservation Practices in Türkiye

1Middle East Technical University
2İzmir Institute of Technology
✉ Corresponding author: Dilara Başçıl · dilara.bascil@metu.edu.tr
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