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resort  

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  • A resort is an urban space that provides accommodation, natural and built attractions, and other services and that is used by international and domestic visitors and local residents for the purposes of tourism and leisure. Resorts are complex, multifunctional urban environments that differ greatly in terms of their location, purpose, size, development, morphology, and economic performance. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Resort]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/resort

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