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Measuring the Climate and Environmental Impacts of Sustainable Tourism Development: The Case of Latvia

Environmental and Climate Technologies
Volume 29 (2025): Issue 1 (January 2025)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2025-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
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Language: English
Page range: 114 - 127
Submitted on: Sep 15, 2024
Accepted on: Feb 21, 2025
Published on: Apr 12, 2025
Published by: Riga Technical University
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Keywords:
AHP method,
choice of method for assessing
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