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Exploring outcomes of community-based tourism on the Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea: a longitudinal study of Participatory Rural Appraisal techniques

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Pages 1139-1155 | Received 17 Oct 2014, Accepted 04 Jan 2016, Published online: 16 Mar 2016

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