Wildlife tourism and local communities: Evidence from India
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Managing the wildlife tourism commons.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2666-9579
DOI: 10.1016/j.annale.2021.100016