Spatial analysis - an application of nearest-neighbour analysis to tourism locations in Macedonia

Tourism Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 141-148

  Vasiliadis, Ch A ^a   Kobotis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Design models; Functional diagram; Macedonian tourism; Nearest neighbour analysis; Pattern of points in the space location (clusters); Section elevation diagram; Touring and long stay tourism

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; NEAREST NEIGHBOR ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TOURIST DESTINATION;

MACEDONIA;

EID: 0033065165     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(98)00062-4     Document Type: Article

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