The role of agritourism’s impact on the local community in a transitional society: A report from Serbia

Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 2017, Issue 50E, 2017, Pages 146-163

  Petrović, Marko D ^a   Blešić, Ivana ^b   Vujko, Aleksandra ^c   Gajić, Tamara ^c  

^a SERBIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^c Faculty of Agriculture of Novi Sad   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Agritourism; Residents attitudes; Rural area; Serbia; Tourism Impact Attitude Scale (TIAS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013176786     PISSN: 18422845     EISSN: 22478310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.24193/tras.2017.0009     Document Type: Article

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