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Book Title: Environmental Amenities And Regional Economic Development
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Publication Name: Environmental Amenities and Regional Economic Development
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2009
Item Height: 1 in
Subject: Environmental Conservation & Protection, Environmental Economics, General, Economics / General
Item Weight: 24.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.5 in
Author: Dan Rickman
Subject Area: Nature, Business & Economics
Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics Ser.
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Hardcover
