Fostering visitors’ pro-environmental behaviour in an urban park
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عنوان ژورنال: Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1094-1665,1741-6507
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2018.1487457