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PROJECT PARNTER(S)
Landscape Architect: Atelier Dreiseitl

LOCATION
Neu Ulm, Bavaria, Germany

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS
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DESCRIPTION
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LESSONS LEARNED
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