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Constructions of surfing space at Durban, South Africa

Robert Preston-Whyte
Pages 307-328 | Published online: 05 Nov 2010

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Jess Ponting & Danny O'Brien. (2014) Liberalizing Nirvana: an analysis of the consequences of common pool resource deregulation for the sustainability of Fiji's surf tourism industry. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 22:3, pages 384-402.
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Steven Andrew Martin & Ilian Assenov. (2012) The genesis of a new body of sport tourism literature: a systematic review of surf tourism research (1997–2011). Journal of Sport & Tourism 17:4, pages 257-287.
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