Coastal tourism and beach sustainability – an assessment of community perceptions in Kovalam, India

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Coastal tourism and beach sustainability – an assessment of community perceptions in Kovalam, India

Coastal areas are among the most densely populated zones worldwide and at the same time subjected to rapid environmental changes due to their land-sea interface locations. The phenomenal growth of coastal tourism in the last few decades, especially in the tropical countries, has created environmen...

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Main Authors:	Proshanta Kumar Ghosh, Debajit Datta
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2012
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5652/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5652/1/8.geografia-okt%25202012-proshanta-english-am.pdf

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