Land resources can be defined as resources (e.g., natural resources, human resources, and other socio-economic resources) that are under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state, including territories, territorial seas, territorial airspace, continental shelves, and exclusive economic zones. They can also be defined as the natural resources within the jurisdiction of a sovereign country. Land resources are characterized by integrity, regionality, limited extents, and variability. The various resources of tourist areas are land resources and therefore have regional and sovereign characteristics.
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(2020). Land Resources. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_1325
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