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Interpretation of Geoheritage for Geotourism – a Comparison of Chinese geoparks and National Parks in the United States Cover

Interpretation of Geoheritage for Geotourism – a Comparison of Chinese geoparks and National Parks in the United States

By: Fang Ren,  Louis Simonson and  Zhixin Pan  
Open Access
|Jan 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cjot-2013-0006 | Journal eISSN: 1805-9767 | Journal ISSN: 1805-3580
Language: English
Page range: 105 - 125
Published on: Jan 29, 2014
Published by: Masaryk University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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