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Port Economics, Management and Policy provides a comprehensive analysis of the
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Now fully revised and updated, the fourth edition of this bestselling text provides students
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This study develops a unique model capturing antecedents of place attractiveness in tourism
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This expanded and revised fifth edition of The Geography of Transport Systems provides a
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The 12th Edition of Tourism: Principles, Practices, Philosophies explores major concepts in
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Negative externalities and natural resource valuations play an important role in the debate
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It is widely recognized that travel and tourism can have a high environmental impact and
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This new edition of The Economics of Tourism reflects the tremendous changes that have
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The tourism destination, intended as the location of tourism structures and services as well
as the place where travelers' needs are fulfilled, is the core of the tourism system. Usually, a …