Residents’ attitudes, perception and support for sustainable tourism development

Tourism and Hospitality, Planning and Development

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-60

  Kitnuntaviwat, Virut ^a   Tang, John C S ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

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EID: 85013422683     PISSN: 1479053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14790530801936452     Document Type: Article

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