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The Tourist Potential of Rural Areas in Poland

Eastern European Countryside
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10130-011-0006-z | Journal eISSN: 2300-8717 | Journal ISSN: 1232-8855
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Language: English
Page range: 107 - 135
Published on: Mar 25, 2012
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Keywords:
Rural tourism,
Poland,
agritourism,
tourist potential,
Porter,
rural development
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Social sciences,
Sociology,
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