Advancing Cultural Landscape through a Visual Quality Assessment Framework: A Literature Review

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Wang, Q., Ariffin, N. F. M., & Aziz, F. A. (2024). Advancing Cultural Landscape through a Visual Quality Assessment Framework: A Literature Review. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14(4), 591–601.

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