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A GIS Approach to Evaluating Ecological Sensitivity for Tourism Development in Fragile Environments. A Case Study from SE Iceland

Rannveig Ólafsdóttir The Icelandic Tourism Research Centre, University of Iceland, IcelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Micael C. Runnström GIS Centre, Lunds University, Sweden
Pages 22-38 | Published online: 13 May 2009

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