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  1. the School of Environmental Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg

    Brij Maharaj (Professor of Human Geography), Reshma Sucheran & Vino Pillay

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A version of this paper was published in Dehooorne, O. and Joseph, P. (eds), 2006: Iles et Tivages Tropicouz: Environments et Developpements Touristiques, Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (Martinique).

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Maharaj, B., Sucheran, R. & Pillay, V. Durban—A tourism Mecca? Challenges of the post-apartheid era. Urban Forum 17, 262–281 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-006-0012-9

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