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Tourism Geographies
An International Journal of Tourism Space, Place and Environment
Volume 26, 2024 - Issue 2: Special Issue on Sustainability Transitions in Tourism
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Tourists’ perceptions of wind turbines: conceptualizations of rural space in sustainability transitions

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Pages 292-310 | Received 05 Jan 2023, Accepted 12 Oct 2023, Published online: 28 Oct 2023

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