Nature Park Amager–examining the transition from urban wasteland to a rewilded ecotourism destination

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Nature Park Amager–examining the transition from urban wasteland to a rewilded ecotourism destination. / Kaae, Berit C.; Holm, Jesper; Caspersen, Ole Hjorth; Gulsrud, Natalie Marie.

I: Journal of Ecotourism, Bind 18, Nr. 4, 2019.

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Kaae, BC, Holm, J, Caspersen, OH & Gulsrud, NM 2019, 'Nature Park Amager–examining the transition from urban wasteland to a rewilded ecotourism destination', Journal of Ecotourism, bind 18, nr. 4. https://doi.org/10.1080/14724049.2019.1601729

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Kaae, B. C., Holm, J., Caspersen, O. H., & Gulsrud, N. M. (2019). Nature Park Amager–examining the transition from urban wasteland to a rewilded ecotourism destination. Journal of Ecotourism, 18(4). https://doi.org/10.1080/14724049.2019.1601729

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Kaae BC, Holm J, Caspersen OH, Gulsrud NM. Nature Park Amager–examining the transition from urban wasteland to a rewilded ecotourism destination. Journal of Ecotourism. 2019;18(4). https://doi.org/10.1080/14724049.2019.1601729

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Kaae, Berit C. ; Holm, Jesper ; Caspersen, Ole Hjorth ; Gulsrud, Natalie Marie. / Nature Park Amager–examining the transition from urban wasteland to a rewilded ecotourism destination. I: Journal of Ecotourism. 2019 ; Bind 18, Nr. 4.

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