1 Department of European, Public and International Law (Ghent, Belgium)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29202/asl/12/5
Received: 10 December 2023 / Accepted: 20 December 2023 / Published: 30 December 2023
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Keywords: dark sky protection, dark and quiet skies, light pollution, space sustainability, space environment.
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