A rationale for beach selection by the public on the coast of Wales, UK

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Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-164

  Tudor, D T ^a   Williams, A T ^b  

^a Pelagos Consulting   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beach awards; Beach selection; Blue Flag; Questionnaire; Tourism; Wales

Indexed keywords

BEACH; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TOURISM; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745208427     PISSN: 00040894     EISSN: 14754762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2006.00684.x     Document Type: Article

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