Tourism risks associated with small town development: The case of clarens

Small Town Geographies in Africa: Experiences from South Africa and Elsewhere

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 223-231

  Marais, Lochner ^a   Venter, Anita ^a   De Gouveia, Amanda ^a   Campbell, Malene ^a   Myburgh, Wynand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

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