Geografie 2020, 125, 319-342
https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie2020125030319
Heterogeneity and continuity of geographical space: an example of functional regions in Slovakia
Marián Halás
, Pavel Klapka
, Pavel Klapka
Palacký University Olomouc, Faculty of Science, Department of Geography, Olomouc, Czechia
Received February 2020
Accepted March 2020
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